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Preliminary schedules posted in the group. Please review.
Preview: OWNES I: The National Game
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Deusselkerr
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So, not to put any pressure on anyone but... when can we expect things to start rolling? 
And about spring training games... should we schedule these independently, or are we limited in some way?
And about spring training games... should we schedule these independently, or are we limited in some way?
SamSniped
DJ Goodboye
You should really check out #nes chat someday. Owen claims to have stuff coming up soon 
madviking
north american scum
Boston and Providence have come to an agreement to play spring training games against each other.
9, 10, 11 April @ Boston. Sites alternate yearly.
9, 10, 11 April @ Boston. Sites alternate yearly.
North King
blech
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The Foxes and Railers have agreed to play games on April 10th, 11th, and 12th (Friday through Sunday, the week before the start of the season).
Anyone else feel free to contact me regarding more spring games.
Anyone else feel free to contact me regarding more spring games.
schlaufuchs
Break My Heart
Ok then. It's going to be another couple days before I have everything together and I'm ready to put the main thread up, so as a teaser, here's a comprehensive summary of everybody's rosters. I'm not going to give stats (yet), that will be for the main thread, but feel free to start generating characters out of the names, if you so choose.
Federal Association
Providence Blues
Lineup
The heart and soul of the Providence roster is in veteran catcher Tobias Wetzel. Wetzel has been in the game for 10 years now and seen pitchers rise and fall. His strong bat and veteran presence has both aided run scoring and kept the Blues' raw pitching staff grounded. Behind the Blues' able pitching staff is a mostly weak infield. The Infield is mostly a mix of grizzled veterans and young bucks. The current core of Orel Pipken, Alan Bellamy, and Jackson Bolt, alongside the recently retired Roger Warren barely punched above league average, with Alan Bellamy being a source of particular strife, although the rookies Lennox Motorshead and Emmit Nichols certainly look promising, and if coupled with the decent offinsive power of Pipken and Bolt, the Blues could see significant improvement around the infield.
On the defensive side of things, the situation is more dire. Although none of the infield posts particularly heinous fielding percentages, their range is suspect. While Bellamy and 1B Isaac Jans are proven products on the field, Pipken and Harms have never been particularly great with the glove, and Nichols and Motorshead weren't recruited for their defensive abilities either.
The Outfield is the true offensive core of the team. Lightning Watson Lanning, J.P. McCloud, and Roger Rose have all proven themselves to be excellent to above average with the bat. As with the infield, the outfield's defensive prowess is suspect. Lanning and Rose posting particularly poor Fielding percentages. The only defensive upswings for the outfield are McCloud's stellar Fielding percentage and Rose's oft-remarked upon range. Meanwhile the aging Eldon Cage makes up what he lacks in the bat (which is to say an exceptional deal) with maintaining his reputation as one of the best defensive outfielders in the game.
Pitching
The real strength of the Blues lies in its pitching staff. Owner Joe Gould in his last two years as owner has focused aggressively on recruiting young pitching, and so far this has proven highly effective for the team. Kevin Malone proved a solid pitcher in his rookie year, although he has regressed over the last year. Gould struck gold with the young southpaw Doc Emerson, who showed himself to be one of the best pitchers in base ball last year with his stellar rookie year. The new addition to the team, Marmaduke Ulysses Hale, promises to be a quality arm in the vein of Emerson, although it remains to be seen if he'll live up to expectations. If he does the Blues may just find themselves with one of the best 1-2 punches in the sport, and when combined with quality veteran Ivor Bowen, the Blues could well be a contender for pennants for years to come.
Boston Minutemen
Lineup
Offensively the Minutemen are a bit of a mess. The core of Boston's starting lineup is in 2B Lee Napier and OF Seamus McCoy, two cagey veterans who have built a strong resume of consistent offensive production. Behind them are a team of good, but mostly older veterans. Mitchell Good, Grady Ott, and Billie Crawford are all consistent starter-level quality with the bat, although not much more than that. Starting catcher Tommy Cushing is definitely a problem however, as his production has fallen off a cliff the last few years. The real problem with the Minutemen is offensive depth. Aside from sophomore Frank Strickland, the youngest starter is 26 year old Billie Crawford. At the very least Frank Strickland, and Eddie McCain have been showing themselves to be at least adequate enough to play major league baseball, but Sean O'Brien is going to have to recruit aggressively if he expects to stay competitive in the FA.
Although the offense is lackluster and shallow, the defense is where this club truly shines. Mitchell Good, Grady Ott, Tommy, and Cushing are all still exceptional defensive players. Seamus McCoy and Alvin Schumacher remain consistently average to above average defenders. Overall this remains an exceptionally solid defensive team.
Pitchers
Much like with the Blues, the true strength of the Minutemen has been built on a strong diet of young pitching. The rotation is built around the one-two punch of 3rd year pitchers Hoyt Autry and Eli Rhodes. Autry over the last three years has built up a reputation as the best pitcher in baseball, while Eli Rhodes has the raw talent to be a #1 ace on nearly any other team. Behind these two is the solid and dependable Ed Long, who has been a consistently strong pitcher over the last 6 years in the big leagues. Behind them both Pickett and Haley make for excellent 4th or spot starters. The Minutemen have arguably the most complete pitching staff in baseball, and Blues and Minutemen fans alike look forward to many exciting pitchers' duels between the two teams.
New York Americans
Lineup
The New York Americans have a very, very good offensive team, albeit an aging one. Veterans Alvie Shin, Eddie Kennedy, and Turner Blanks have all built strong reputations of very good hitters, in particular Eddie Kennedy is one of the best offensive players in the game right now. Meanwhile rookie Hans Dukes has joined the team after breaking a number of offensive records over at at Columbia University. Beyond these 4, however, the offensive is fairly poor. Arthur Callahan barely manages to post league-average numbers on a good day, and the offensive talent just goes downhill from there. Offensively the team has a good core, but an aging one and the owner is going to have to work hard to build some actual depth into his team.
Defensively this team is a far better product. SSs Alvie Shin and Malcolm McKay are both exceptionally talented defensive players, although Shin has an affinity for bobbling the ball. Although Cormac Patton isn't a particularly great offensive player, he more than makes up for it in his defensive skills at second base. Meanwhile Turner Blanks and Eddie Kennedy are at least league-average players. Hans Dukes was well known for his strong arm in college, and rookie Hollis Devlin promises to be another in the tradition of strong defensive Americans.
Pitching
The pitching staff is the Americans' true weakness at this point. The staff "ace" is 26-year old Ryan Mulloy and he has never been anything more than a league average pitcher. Harry Horner, Wilbur Osbert, and Scott Freed are more or less comparable in skill. The main problem with the team is age, Mulloy is 26 and the rest are not a day younger than 28. Recently the team has tried to rectify this, with 19-year old recruit Abbot Lambeth starting in his rookie year this year. He has shown some serious promise, although it remains to be seen if his high potential will translate to success on the field.
Philadelphia Warriors
Lineup
The Warriors hold one of the most potent offenses in the Federal Association, backed by arguably the strongest outfield in baseball. Grover Burns, most recently the source of a bitter contract dispute, has now settled peacefully in Philadelphia, and can resume being known as the best offensive outfielder in baseball. Combined with the equally potent threat of Albert Haase and Forrest Ty Courtenay and you have yourself a genuine murderer's row. Clemons Ruffin is an extremely competent, albeit aging SS and, while Connie Kasper couldn't hope to hold a candle to the likes of Haase, and Burns, the young 1B has shown himself to be a competent starter-quality player. The big questionmark is in rookie 3B Al Rawlings, handpicked from the cornfields of Iowa to succeed the recently retired Ernest Spalding. He enters the team with high potential and a strong legacy to live up to. If he can rise to the challenge the team could be a serious contender for the pennant this year.
Defensively the team is strong, but not exceptional. Grover Burns is one of the best defensive outfielders in the game, with great range and an absurdly high fielding percentage. The rest of the outfield is mediocre to poor. Forrest Ty Courtenay in particular has shown himself to be a rather poor fielder. Banks Griffin, Dirk Dahl, and Connie Kasper have all proven themselves to be above-average defensive players and SS Louis Tindall is well known as perhaps the best defensive SS in base ball.
Pitching
Pitching is going to be the Warriors' main flaw and hole to fix. The staff revolves around 29 year old ace Fletcher Card, who, while certainly remaining one of the top-5 pitchers in base ball year in, year out, is getting up there in years, and age will soon become a serious concern for the Warriors ownership. Meanwhile Stack and Hathaway are at best league-average pitchers, with the talent falling off a cliff after that. Age and depth are the issues to address for the Warriors going forward.
Washington Smokes
Lineup
The Smokes are a bit of a mixed bag offensively. On the one hand they have an exciting young core of young talent. This starts with Edmond Lightfoot, the 24 year old 1B, who over the last 3 years has established himself as one of the best bats in the game. The team also boasts a young and aggressive sophomore outfielder in Tyrus Cash who had a phenomenal rookie season last year. Then you have 3B Ansel Fairbanks, another sophomore, who, while not quite as good as the likes of Lightfoot and Cash, is still a very competent offensive player. The problem is that after these three, the talent fades rapidly. Joel Clark is a solid starting 2B, but at age 30, who knows where that's going to go. Albert Berger came up with Cash and Fairbanks but posted a fairly mediocre rookie year, just missing league-average quality. The only rookie on the team is catcher Levi Gill, who will be thrust into the starter role this year.
Defensively the Smokes are not a particularly great team. Clark is an exceptional defensive 2B, but beyond that none of the other starts manages better than eking out "league average" status. In particular, Tyrus Cash is a bit of a liability in the outfield.
Pitching
Much like with the offense, the pitching staff of the Smokes is a bit of a mixed bag. L. Roy Oswalt consistently competes for the distinction of best pitcher in base ball, but at age 30, he may be hitting the back end of the talent curve. Beyond him are competent but not great pitchers. Gerald Bumgarner is a good young pitcher who will make a great 2-3 starter, and Hobson and Slone are about his equals. The big question mark for the Smokes will be finding a successor to Oswalt.
Richmond Rebels
Lineup
The Rebels are a deep, but not particularly outstanding offensive team. Their best player is in their veteran 2B Cy Waters, who has quietly built a reputation as an excellent offensive powerhouse. Behind him the team is built around a strong core of above average, but not particularly notable players: Homer Bagley, John Mundy, Dominic Painter, Horace Wooldridge and Joe Maloney. Fresh faces about on the team as well. Johnnie Wynn and the self-aggrandizing Dave 'Pink Horse' McIlroy both show potential to be solid starters for the team going forward, while teenagers Augustus Fields and Grant Whitman will provide defensive depth in the infield.
Defensively the team abounds with league average. Nobody is particularly outstanding with the glove, but then again, nobody is particularly atrocious either. The sole exceptions are Dominic Painter is who has above average range, and Horace Wooldridge, who has an excellent arm.
Pitching
The pitching staff is where Richmond shines. Alongside Newell Cabell Rice and Solomon Granville, you have sophomore King Law, fresh off a stellar rookie season. These three pitchers will form the core of the Rebels pitching staff with 12-year veteran Rotunda Jones providing 4th starter and spot-start assistance and rookie Miles Maclean providing pinch relief.
Pittsburgh Kings
Lineup
The Kings boast a strong core of offensive talent, but are relatively light on depth. Wellington Hough has established himself as the premier SS of the league, going toe to toe with the likes of Grover Burns and Edmond Lightfoot. Alongside Hough is the impeccable Hans Bauer and solid starters in Davy Jones and Hal Evers. The rookie Sam Strickland projects to show some star talent and could make for a strong complement to Hough. Beyond Evers the team rather falls off a cliff with OF Grant Farnsworth scratching out league average, and Bradley Byars, Joe McDowell, and Jack Richards being longshots as solid starters.
Defensively the picture is similar. Hough is an excellent defensive shortstop, with Harry McLean and Hans Bauer, and Everett Wayne not being far behind. Steve Cornett and Joe McDowell are around league average, and the rest are just at the bottom half of league average with the only real defensive liability being Grant Farnsworth, who, at age 40 is a veritable (and literal) grandfather.
Pitching
In the past the primary weakness of the Kings was their pitching, and the Kings ownership hopes to fix this this year with the addition of rookies Orel Braun and Clem Dietrich. Clem Dietrich looks like a potential ace and Braun has potential as a solid 2-3 starter. If these two can complement the good-but-not-great Isidore Norfleet, then the youthful Kings team could be a real contender for the pennant this year.
Chicago Railers
Lineup
The Railers have a good, young offensive team. The heart of their lineup is SS Floyd Nixon, who is nearly Hough's equal in every respect. Alongside him the team has strong offensive presences in Mankeusser, and Stark, with Fritz Swisher providing a capable bat and that moderating "veteran presence". Connie Orr and Malcolm Colby provide solid starter-quality offensive production, and Giles Haight is a superb backup 2B. The only serious hole in the Railers' starting lineup is in there OF, with no truly great options after Swisher; Tash, Bergeron, and Dixon are all well below league-average quality.
The Railers are solid, but not particularly great defensively. Orr, Haight, Stark, Desmond, and Bergeron are all above average defensively. Kirkwood, Colby, and Mackie are all around league average. Although Nixon is Hough's equal offensively, there is no comparison between Hough and Nixon defensively: Hough is arguably the best defensive shortstop out there, and Nixon is below league average at best.
Pitching
Pitching is the weakness of the Railers. Arthur Scheer is their staff ace and he is league average at best, with Josh Williams being a solid 2-3 starter and Tolbert somewhere in the spot-starter range. The hopes of the Railers' pitching staff rest on rookie Maxwell Nash. It remains to be seen how he performs.
Federal Association
Providence Blues
Lineup
Spoiler :
The heart and soul of the Providence roster is in veteran catcher Tobias Wetzel. Wetzel has been in the game for 10 years now and seen pitchers rise and fall. His strong bat and veteran presence has both aided run scoring and kept the Blues' raw pitching staff grounded. Behind the Blues' able pitching staff is a mostly weak infield. The Infield is mostly a mix of grizzled veterans and young bucks. The current core of Orel Pipken, Alan Bellamy, and Jackson Bolt, alongside the recently retired Roger Warren barely punched above league average, with Alan Bellamy being a source of particular strife, although the rookies Lennox Motorshead and Emmit Nichols certainly look promising, and if coupled with the decent offinsive power of Pipken and Bolt, the Blues could see significant improvement around the infield.
On the defensive side of things, the situation is more dire. Although none of the infield posts particularly heinous fielding percentages, their range is suspect. While Bellamy and 1B Isaac Jans are proven products on the field, Pipken and Harms have never been particularly great with the glove, and Nichols and Motorshead weren't recruited for their defensive abilities either.
The Outfield is the true offensive core of the team. Lightning Watson Lanning, J.P. McCloud, and Roger Rose have all proven themselves to be excellent to above average with the bat. As with the infield, the outfield's defensive prowess is suspect. Lanning and Rose posting particularly poor Fielding percentages. The only defensive upswings for the outfield are McCloud's stellar Fielding percentage and Rose's oft-remarked upon range. Meanwhile the aging Eldon Cage makes up what he lacks in the bat (which is to say an exceptional deal) with maintaining his reputation as one of the best defensive outfielders in the game.
Pitching
Spoiler :
The real strength of the Blues lies in its pitching staff. Owner Joe Gould in his last two years as owner has focused aggressively on recruiting young pitching, and so far this has proven highly effective for the team. Kevin Malone proved a solid pitcher in his rookie year, although he has regressed over the last year. Gould struck gold with the young southpaw Doc Emerson, who showed himself to be one of the best pitchers in base ball last year with his stellar rookie year. The new addition to the team, Marmaduke Ulysses Hale, promises to be a quality arm in the vein of Emerson, although it remains to be seen if he'll live up to expectations. If he does the Blues may just find themselves with one of the best 1-2 punches in the sport, and when combined with quality veteran Ivor Bowen, the Blues could well be a contender for pennants for years to come.
Boston Minutemen
Lineup
Spoiler :
Offensively the Minutemen are a bit of a mess. The core of Boston's starting lineup is in 2B Lee Napier and OF Seamus McCoy, two cagey veterans who have built a strong resume of consistent offensive production. Behind them are a team of good, but mostly older veterans. Mitchell Good, Grady Ott, and Billie Crawford are all consistent starter-level quality with the bat, although not much more than that. Starting catcher Tommy Cushing is definitely a problem however, as his production has fallen off a cliff the last few years. The real problem with the Minutemen is offensive depth. Aside from sophomore Frank Strickland, the youngest starter is 26 year old Billie Crawford. At the very least Frank Strickland, and Eddie McCain have been showing themselves to be at least adequate enough to play major league baseball, but Sean O'Brien is going to have to recruit aggressively if he expects to stay competitive in the FA.
Although the offense is lackluster and shallow, the defense is where this club truly shines. Mitchell Good, Grady Ott, Tommy, and Cushing are all still exceptional defensive players. Seamus McCoy and Alvin Schumacher remain consistently average to above average defenders. Overall this remains an exceptionally solid defensive team.
Pitchers
Spoiler :
Much like with the Blues, the true strength of the Minutemen has been built on a strong diet of young pitching. The rotation is built around the one-two punch of 3rd year pitchers Hoyt Autry and Eli Rhodes. Autry over the last three years has built up a reputation as the best pitcher in baseball, while Eli Rhodes has the raw talent to be a #1 ace on nearly any other team. Behind these two is the solid and dependable Ed Long, who has been a consistently strong pitcher over the last 6 years in the big leagues. Behind them both Pickett and Haley make for excellent 4th or spot starters. The Minutemen have arguably the most complete pitching staff in baseball, and Blues and Minutemen fans alike look forward to many exciting pitchers' duels between the two teams.
New York Americans
Lineup
Spoiler :
The New York Americans have a very, very good offensive team, albeit an aging one. Veterans Alvie Shin, Eddie Kennedy, and Turner Blanks have all built strong reputations of very good hitters, in particular Eddie Kennedy is one of the best offensive players in the game right now. Meanwhile rookie Hans Dukes has joined the team after breaking a number of offensive records over at at Columbia University. Beyond these 4, however, the offensive is fairly poor. Arthur Callahan barely manages to post league-average numbers on a good day, and the offensive talent just goes downhill from there. Offensively the team has a good core, but an aging one and the owner is going to have to work hard to build some actual depth into his team.
Defensively this team is a far better product. SSs Alvie Shin and Malcolm McKay are both exceptionally talented defensive players, although Shin has an affinity for bobbling the ball. Although Cormac Patton isn't a particularly great offensive player, he more than makes up for it in his defensive skills at second base. Meanwhile Turner Blanks and Eddie Kennedy are at least league-average players. Hans Dukes was well known for his strong arm in college, and rookie Hollis Devlin promises to be another in the tradition of strong defensive Americans.
Pitching
Spoiler :
The pitching staff is the Americans' true weakness at this point. The staff "ace" is 26-year old Ryan Mulloy and he has never been anything more than a league average pitcher. Harry Horner, Wilbur Osbert, and Scott Freed are more or less comparable in skill. The main problem with the team is age, Mulloy is 26 and the rest are not a day younger than 28. Recently the team has tried to rectify this, with 19-year old recruit Abbot Lambeth starting in his rookie year this year. He has shown some serious promise, although it remains to be seen if his high potential will translate to success on the field.
Philadelphia Warriors
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Warriors hold one of the most potent offenses in the Federal Association, backed by arguably the strongest outfield in baseball. Grover Burns, most recently the source of a bitter contract dispute, has now settled peacefully in Philadelphia, and can resume being known as the best offensive outfielder in baseball. Combined with the equally potent threat of Albert Haase and Forrest Ty Courtenay and you have yourself a genuine murderer's row. Clemons Ruffin is an extremely competent, albeit aging SS and, while Connie Kasper couldn't hope to hold a candle to the likes of Haase, and Burns, the young 1B has shown himself to be a competent starter-quality player. The big questionmark is in rookie 3B Al Rawlings, handpicked from the cornfields of Iowa to succeed the recently retired Ernest Spalding. He enters the team with high potential and a strong legacy to live up to. If he can rise to the challenge the team could be a serious contender for the pennant this year.
Defensively the team is strong, but not exceptional. Grover Burns is one of the best defensive outfielders in the game, with great range and an absurdly high fielding percentage. The rest of the outfield is mediocre to poor. Forrest Ty Courtenay in particular has shown himself to be a rather poor fielder. Banks Griffin, Dirk Dahl, and Connie Kasper have all proven themselves to be above-average defensive players and SS Louis Tindall is well known as perhaps the best defensive SS in base ball.
Pitching
Spoiler :
Pitching is going to be the Warriors' main flaw and hole to fix. The staff revolves around 29 year old ace Fletcher Card, who, while certainly remaining one of the top-5 pitchers in base ball year in, year out, is getting up there in years, and age will soon become a serious concern for the Warriors ownership. Meanwhile Stack and Hathaway are at best league-average pitchers, with the talent falling off a cliff after that. Age and depth are the issues to address for the Warriors going forward.
Washington Smokes
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Smokes are a bit of a mixed bag offensively. On the one hand they have an exciting young core of young talent. This starts with Edmond Lightfoot, the 24 year old 1B, who over the last 3 years has established himself as one of the best bats in the game. The team also boasts a young and aggressive sophomore outfielder in Tyrus Cash who had a phenomenal rookie season last year. Then you have 3B Ansel Fairbanks, another sophomore, who, while not quite as good as the likes of Lightfoot and Cash, is still a very competent offensive player. The problem is that after these three, the talent fades rapidly. Joel Clark is a solid starting 2B, but at age 30, who knows where that's going to go. Albert Berger came up with Cash and Fairbanks but posted a fairly mediocre rookie year, just missing league-average quality. The only rookie on the team is catcher Levi Gill, who will be thrust into the starter role this year.
Defensively the Smokes are not a particularly great team. Clark is an exceptional defensive 2B, but beyond that none of the other starts manages better than eking out "league average" status. In particular, Tyrus Cash is a bit of a liability in the outfield.
Pitching
Spoiler :
Much like with the offense, the pitching staff of the Smokes is a bit of a mixed bag. L. Roy Oswalt consistently competes for the distinction of best pitcher in base ball, but at age 30, he may be hitting the back end of the talent curve. Beyond him are competent but not great pitchers. Gerald Bumgarner is a good young pitcher who will make a great 2-3 starter, and Hobson and Slone are about his equals. The big question mark for the Smokes will be finding a successor to Oswalt.
Richmond Rebels
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Rebels are a deep, but not particularly outstanding offensive team. Their best player is in their veteran 2B Cy Waters, who has quietly built a reputation as an excellent offensive powerhouse. Behind him the team is built around a strong core of above average, but not particularly notable players: Homer Bagley, John Mundy, Dominic Painter, Horace Wooldridge and Joe Maloney. Fresh faces about on the team as well. Johnnie Wynn and the self-aggrandizing Dave 'Pink Horse' McIlroy both show potential to be solid starters for the team going forward, while teenagers Augustus Fields and Grant Whitman will provide defensive depth in the infield.
Defensively the team abounds with league average. Nobody is particularly outstanding with the glove, but then again, nobody is particularly atrocious either. The sole exceptions are Dominic Painter is who has above average range, and Horace Wooldridge, who has an excellent arm.
Pitching
Spoiler :
The pitching staff is where Richmond shines. Alongside Newell Cabell Rice and Solomon Granville, you have sophomore King Law, fresh off a stellar rookie season. These three pitchers will form the core of the Rebels pitching staff with 12-year veteran Rotunda Jones providing 4th starter and spot-start assistance and rookie Miles Maclean providing pinch relief.
Pittsburgh Kings
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Kings boast a strong core of offensive talent, but are relatively light on depth. Wellington Hough has established himself as the premier SS of the league, going toe to toe with the likes of Grover Burns and Edmond Lightfoot. Alongside Hough is the impeccable Hans Bauer and solid starters in Davy Jones and Hal Evers. The rookie Sam Strickland projects to show some star talent and could make for a strong complement to Hough. Beyond Evers the team rather falls off a cliff with OF Grant Farnsworth scratching out league average, and Bradley Byars, Joe McDowell, and Jack Richards being longshots as solid starters.
Defensively the picture is similar. Hough is an excellent defensive shortstop, with Harry McLean and Hans Bauer, and Everett Wayne not being far behind. Steve Cornett and Joe McDowell are around league average, and the rest are just at the bottom half of league average with the only real defensive liability being Grant Farnsworth, who, at age 40 is a veritable (and literal) grandfather.
Pitching
Spoiler :
In the past the primary weakness of the Kings was their pitching, and the Kings ownership hopes to fix this this year with the addition of rookies Orel Braun and Clem Dietrich. Clem Dietrich looks like a potential ace and Braun has potential as a solid 2-3 starter. If these two can complement the good-but-not-great Isidore Norfleet, then the youthful Kings team could be a real contender for the pennant this year.
Chicago Railers
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Railers have a good, young offensive team. The heart of their lineup is SS Floyd Nixon, who is nearly Hough's equal in every respect. Alongside him the team has strong offensive presences in Mankeusser, and Stark, with Fritz Swisher providing a capable bat and that moderating "veteran presence". Connie Orr and Malcolm Colby provide solid starter-quality offensive production, and Giles Haight is a superb backup 2B. The only serious hole in the Railers' starting lineup is in there OF, with no truly great options after Swisher; Tash, Bergeron, and Dixon are all well below league-average quality.
The Railers are solid, but not particularly great defensively. Orr, Haight, Stark, Desmond, and Bergeron are all above average defensively. Kirkwood, Colby, and Mackie are all around league average. Although Nixon is Hough's equal offensively, there is no comparison between Hough and Nixon defensively: Hough is arguably the best defensive shortstop out there, and Nixon is below league average at best.
Pitching
Spoiler :
Pitching is the weakness of the Railers. Arthur Scheer is their staff ace and he is league average at best, with Josh Williams being a solid 2-3 starter and Tolbert somewhere in the spot-starter range. The hopes of the Railers' pitching staff rest on rookie Maxwell Nash. It remains to be seen how he performs.
schlaufuchs
Break My Heart
Albany Half-Moons
Lineup
The Half-Moons' offense is built around 2 middle infielders: SS Len Volker and 2B Sean Daley. Behind them are competent, above-average hitters in Joe Reedy, Lloyd Dix, and Sam Porter. The catcher Dennis Shelby is a league average hitter, and the team has some good backup players too in Walter Hawkins, and rookie Herbert Hartmann. The offensive hole in Albany is their OF, which, beyond the league average Legg are barely replacement-level quality. Rookie Arthur Switzer seems poised to shake things up in the OF equation, but it remains to be seen if he'll produce like the scouts say he will.
This team is built for defense, and it is a highly competent defensive team. Lloyd Dix is quite possibly the best defensive 3B around, with Joe Reedy, Artie Bland, Dennis Shelby, Jonas Tubbs, and Willy Wadsworth all being above average at their positions, defensively. The only true liability defensively is SS Walter Hawkins, and he's a backup player.
Pitching
The Half-Moons sport a rather mediocre pitching staff. The ace is 30 year old Rollin Fields, who is good, but not top-tier. Behind him are Lee Gabriel, Garret O'Hill, Louie Baum, and Rube Oaks, who are all similar statistically, and in the 3rd/spot starter range.
New York Mohawks
Lineup
The Mohawks have a truly exceptional lineup. The core of the lineup is built around OF Jack Mooney and C Woodie Singletary, with a potential additional star in 19-year old rookie Malcolm Muir. Behind them are the quality starters in 2B Jim McFadden and Wagner Hoffman, as well as the above average 1B Obie Stamper and backup 2B Curtis Janssen. their weakest positions are at 3B, where Jefferson Daugherty is about league average, and OF where Sam Bristol is about the same. Otherwise the bench is decent for the most part. This is probably about as close to a complete lineup as you're going to get.
Defensively the Mohawks are an above average team as well. In terms of range and instincts, Wagner Hoffman is about as close to a perfect shortstop as you're going to get, although errors can cause trouble with him from time to time. Other defensive standouts include Jim McFadden, Art Montgomery, Jefferson Daugherty, and Conor O'Keefe. Malcolm Muir is expected to perform as an above-average defender. The only major defensive holes are in the outfield, where Jack Mooney and Sam Bristol have consistently been liabilities, and at catcher, with Woodie Singletary posting a below average arm.
Pitching
Pitching is the weak spot for the Mohawks. The team has a veritable ace in the young Eckhart Enns, but beyond that the pitching on the team is abysmal; the next best pitcher Matt Sauer would in all likelihood struggle to find a place as a regular starter on any other squad.
Baltimore Barnstormers
Lineup
The Barnstormers boast an above-average offensive team. They have a veritable superstar in 26-year old John O'Donnell. They have quality starters in Josh Redmond and Nick Pipken, with above average players in Robby Green, Oscar Collins, and Elvin Quick. Backup 2B Owen Freed is about average-quality. The rest of the bench players are quality as bench players, but would not make it long as consistent starters. The true hole for the lineup is in the OF, with poor offensive players in Merle Collins and Lewis Garvey.
Defensively the Barnstormers aren't anything particularly spectacular. Elvin Quick, Owen Freed, Josh Redmond, and Merle Collins are all above average at their positions. The rest are all around league average with George Wieck, Burt McGough, and Robby Green being slightly below average and John O'Donnell being an actual liability on defense.
Pitching
Baltimore's pitching is not very good. They have two solid-but-not-great starters in Littlejohn and Hewitt. Beyond that the rest are spot-start quality or career bullpenners. The main problem with the team's pitching is that they lack an actual staff ace.
Detroit Wheelers
Lineup
The Wheelers have a good, albeit slightly aging offense. The hallmark of the lineup is superstar SS Finley Ward. Alongside him is 33 year old superstar OF Ansel Baines, and star C Edmond Barnette. Joining Baines this year is rookie Odie Mac, and he looks to become another star player for this storied Detroit franchise. The team also features league average players in Cloyd Porter, Watson Welch, and Don Smothers. The weakness of Detroit lays in its depth. The 3rd OF Dee Rogers is a pretty poor player, and none of Tolbert, Kurz, and Werner, and Carr is anywhere approaching league average.
Defensively the team is unremarkable. Welch, Baines, Rogers, and Ward are all above-average defenders, with Carr, Tolbert, Smothers, and Barnette all around league average. Kurz, Werner, and Geer are all liabilities on the field.
The Wheelers boast a fairly youthful pitching staff. Sophomore Gary Cress emerged as the staff ace last year, beating out veteran Oliver Ragsdale by a country mile. Rookie Arnie Schumacher may be able to join Cress to form a good 1-2 punch, but it's unclear what his projections are.
Chicago Foxes
Lineup
The Foxes are home to the best hitter in base ball in 2B Ralph Gould. Beyond that they have OF Ernst Reichart, who is a quality starter. After that, Haskell Krauss, Adam Killough, Freeman Rhodes, Stanley Snook, and Israel Horning are all around league average players. The only truly awful position is at catcher, where the best catcher Matthew Hickman is below average at best. It's not that the Foxes' offense is particularly *bad*, just not particularly great either (Gould excepted).
Defensively the scene is much better. Lon Venable, Ernst Reichart, and Israel Horning are all exceptional defenders, with Krauss, Gould, Killough, and Eden all being above average. Thomas Worth is right around average, although his arm is significantly better than Eden's. Greenfield, Rhodes, and Cooper are all defensive liabilities.
Pitching
The Foxes have a genuine superstar pitcher in Beverly Zackery Palmer. Beyond that the pitching staff is rather mediocre. Martell and Schofield might make good spot starters, or maybe 3-4 starters, but not much more.
St. Louis Royals
Lineup
Offensively the Royals are an above average team in the infield. They have superstars in 1B Earl Swann and 3B Thomas Royal. The also have quality starters in Sim Scoggins, and above average players in Norv Slattery and Mark Knight. However, in spit of having a quality starter in Bubba Lamb, the Royals' outfield is very poor. Moreover, the bench in general isn't particularly great.
Defensively the Royals have exceptional fielders in Swann and Scoggins, along with above average fielders in Knight, Lamb and Nicholson. Beyond that the rest of the Royals' defenders are pretty terrible, with liabilities in Waltz, Albrecht, and Slattery, and abysmal defensive players in Watts, Royal, and Shivers.
Pitching
None of the Royals' pitchers are particularly stupendous. Scarbrough is the team's best pitcher, and he'd be a 3rd starter at best on another team. Havener is of roughly comparable quality, and the talent falls off after that.
Barons
Lineup
The Barons have a bit of a mixed bag offensively. Their lineup is centered around the superstar Cornelius Yocum and the star Geoff McCain. Behind him is quality starter Chief Baker. After them, Hoyt Davenport, James Haggerty, Johnnie Ellsworth, and Gary Major are all around league average-quality starters. Beyond that the scene looks pretty grim. C, SS, and that third OF spot are the real holes of the Barons' offense, with Scott Alderman, Enos Wiseman, and Carter Forbes all barely punching into "below league average" quality. Beyond them Robert Keegan, Freddie Prince, and Ambrose Sessions are not particularly good, or even adequate players. The main concern for the Barons going forward is age. Beyond the genuine star in McCain and and league-average Gary Major, there are no league-average-or-better players on this team younger than 27.
The strength of this team lies in its defense, as the Barons have perhaps the best defensive team in baseball. Freddie Prince and Geoff McCain are both exceptional First basemen, while Hoyt Davenport is perhaps the best 2B in base ball, and if not certainly within the NA, and sitting behind him the the exceptionally gifted James Haggerty. Cornelius Yocum and Scott Alderman are both on the good side of league average. The OF is equally gifted, with the exceptional talent in Robert Keegan, and average to just slightly below average gloves in Enos Wiseman and Chief Baker. The only true liabilities on the team are OF Gary Major, and C Carter Forbes, whose ability to block the ball is almost as terrible as his arm.
Pitching
The pitching on the Barons is good-but-not-great. Staff Ace Chauncey Gruber is an above average starter, but not much more than that. Beyond him, Buford McCain and Marvin Iggy Potter would make good 3 starters. Kavanaugh can provide support as a spot starter and pinch reliever, but beyond that neither Sweeney Mullins nor Gaylord Croft are particularly remarkable pitchers.
Twin Cities Loons
Lineup
The Loons are an above average offensive team. Sven Greathouse is the star of the team, with Einar Tovik and Xavier Steen backing him up as somewhere between low-level star and quality start-level players. Hillard Ouellette and Martin Schreier are both quality level to above average level players. Beyond them, the production falls off, though. Ernst Waterman is at best a league-average hitter. The true offensive holes on this team are at SS and the 3rd OFer, where Howard Christie and Bert Volk can politely be referred to as "below league average". George Magnuson, and Werner Metzger can provide some quality bats off the bench. The weakest player on the team is the abysmal Roger Fortnay.
Defensively the team is above average. Don Hudspeth and George Magnuson are both exceptional defenders at 1B and 2B respectively. Ernst Waterman, Einar Tovik, Hillard Ouellette, and Martin Schreier are all above average defensive players at 2B, 3B, C, and OF. Bert Volk, Roger Fortnay, Howard Christie, and Larry Albertson are all league-average defenders. The only defensive liabilities are Sven Greathouse at 2B and Werner Metzger at Third.
Pitching
The Loons' pitching staff is young, and with plenty of potential. Magnus Whelan is the staff ace and a top-15 quality arm. Behind him Abraham Baird and Emery Boisvert have been about league average players. Behind them Conrad Deyoung isn't particularly great, but hints at possible improvement. Beyond him Alec Clements and Edward Essert aren't particularly superb pitchers and will just provide pinch relief and spot starts for the club.
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Half-Moons' offense is built around 2 middle infielders: SS Len Volker and 2B Sean Daley. Behind them are competent, above-average hitters in Joe Reedy, Lloyd Dix, and Sam Porter. The catcher Dennis Shelby is a league average hitter, and the team has some good backup players too in Walter Hawkins, and rookie Herbert Hartmann. The offensive hole in Albany is their OF, which, beyond the league average Legg are barely replacement-level quality. Rookie Arthur Switzer seems poised to shake things up in the OF equation, but it remains to be seen if he'll produce like the scouts say he will.
This team is built for defense, and it is a highly competent defensive team. Lloyd Dix is quite possibly the best defensive 3B around, with Joe Reedy, Artie Bland, Dennis Shelby, Jonas Tubbs, and Willy Wadsworth all being above average at their positions, defensively. The only true liability defensively is SS Walter Hawkins, and he's a backup player.
Pitching
Spoiler :
The Half-Moons sport a rather mediocre pitching staff. The ace is 30 year old Rollin Fields, who is good, but not top-tier. Behind him are Lee Gabriel, Garret O'Hill, Louie Baum, and Rube Oaks, who are all similar statistically, and in the 3rd/spot starter range.
New York Mohawks
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Mohawks have a truly exceptional lineup. The core of the lineup is built around OF Jack Mooney and C Woodie Singletary, with a potential additional star in 19-year old rookie Malcolm Muir. Behind them are the quality starters in 2B Jim McFadden and Wagner Hoffman, as well as the above average 1B Obie Stamper and backup 2B Curtis Janssen. their weakest positions are at 3B, where Jefferson Daugherty is about league average, and OF where Sam Bristol is about the same. Otherwise the bench is decent for the most part. This is probably about as close to a complete lineup as you're going to get.
Defensively the Mohawks are an above average team as well. In terms of range and instincts, Wagner Hoffman is about as close to a perfect shortstop as you're going to get, although errors can cause trouble with him from time to time. Other defensive standouts include Jim McFadden, Art Montgomery, Jefferson Daugherty, and Conor O'Keefe. Malcolm Muir is expected to perform as an above-average defender. The only major defensive holes are in the outfield, where Jack Mooney and Sam Bristol have consistently been liabilities, and at catcher, with Woodie Singletary posting a below average arm.
Pitching
Spoiler :
Pitching is the weak spot for the Mohawks. The team has a veritable ace in the young Eckhart Enns, but beyond that the pitching on the team is abysmal; the next best pitcher Matt Sauer would in all likelihood struggle to find a place as a regular starter on any other squad.
Baltimore Barnstormers
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Barnstormers boast an above-average offensive team. They have a veritable superstar in 26-year old John O'Donnell. They have quality starters in Josh Redmond and Nick Pipken, with above average players in Robby Green, Oscar Collins, and Elvin Quick. Backup 2B Owen Freed is about average-quality. The rest of the bench players are quality as bench players, but would not make it long as consistent starters. The true hole for the lineup is in the OF, with poor offensive players in Merle Collins and Lewis Garvey.
Defensively the Barnstormers aren't anything particularly spectacular. Elvin Quick, Owen Freed, Josh Redmond, and Merle Collins are all above average at their positions. The rest are all around league average with George Wieck, Burt McGough, and Robby Green being slightly below average and John O'Donnell being an actual liability on defense.
Pitching
Spoiler :
Baltimore's pitching is not very good. They have two solid-but-not-great starters in Littlejohn and Hewitt. Beyond that the rest are spot-start quality or career bullpenners. The main problem with the team's pitching is that they lack an actual staff ace.
Detroit Wheelers
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Wheelers have a good, albeit slightly aging offense. The hallmark of the lineup is superstar SS Finley Ward. Alongside him is 33 year old superstar OF Ansel Baines, and star C Edmond Barnette. Joining Baines this year is rookie Odie Mac, and he looks to become another star player for this storied Detroit franchise. The team also features league average players in Cloyd Porter, Watson Welch, and Don Smothers. The weakness of Detroit lays in its depth. The 3rd OF Dee Rogers is a pretty poor player, and none of Tolbert, Kurz, and Werner, and Carr is anywhere approaching league average.
Defensively the team is unremarkable. Welch, Baines, Rogers, and Ward are all above-average defenders, with Carr, Tolbert, Smothers, and Barnette all around league average. Kurz, Werner, and Geer are all liabilities on the field.
Spoiler :
The Wheelers boast a fairly youthful pitching staff. Sophomore Gary Cress emerged as the staff ace last year, beating out veteran Oliver Ragsdale by a country mile. Rookie Arnie Schumacher may be able to join Cress to form a good 1-2 punch, but it's unclear what his projections are.
Chicago Foxes
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Foxes are home to the best hitter in base ball in 2B Ralph Gould. Beyond that they have OF Ernst Reichart, who is a quality starter. After that, Haskell Krauss, Adam Killough, Freeman Rhodes, Stanley Snook, and Israel Horning are all around league average players. The only truly awful position is at catcher, where the best catcher Matthew Hickman is below average at best. It's not that the Foxes' offense is particularly *bad*, just not particularly great either (Gould excepted).
Defensively the scene is much better. Lon Venable, Ernst Reichart, and Israel Horning are all exceptional defenders, with Krauss, Gould, Killough, and Eden all being above average. Thomas Worth is right around average, although his arm is significantly better than Eden's. Greenfield, Rhodes, and Cooper are all defensive liabilities.
Pitching
Spoiler :
The Foxes have a genuine superstar pitcher in Beverly Zackery Palmer. Beyond that the pitching staff is rather mediocre. Martell and Schofield might make good spot starters, or maybe 3-4 starters, but not much more.
St. Louis Royals
Lineup
Spoiler :
Offensively the Royals are an above average team in the infield. They have superstars in 1B Earl Swann and 3B Thomas Royal. The also have quality starters in Sim Scoggins, and above average players in Norv Slattery and Mark Knight. However, in spit of having a quality starter in Bubba Lamb, the Royals' outfield is very poor. Moreover, the bench in general isn't particularly great.
Defensively the Royals have exceptional fielders in Swann and Scoggins, along with above average fielders in Knight, Lamb and Nicholson. Beyond that the rest of the Royals' defenders are pretty terrible, with liabilities in Waltz, Albrecht, and Slattery, and abysmal defensive players in Watts, Royal, and Shivers.
Pitching
Spoiler :
None of the Royals' pitchers are particularly stupendous. Scarbrough is the team's best pitcher, and he'd be a 3rd starter at best on another team. Havener is of roughly comparable quality, and the talent falls off after that.
Barons
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Barons have a bit of a mixed bag offensively. Their lineup is centered around the superstar Cornelius Yocum and the star Geoff McCain. Behind him is quality starter Chief Baker. After them, Hoyt Davenport, James Haggerty, Johnnie Ellsworth, and Gary Major are all around league average-quality starters. Beyond that the scene looks pretty grim. C, SS, and that third OF spot are the real holes of the Barons' offense, with Scott Alderman, Enos Wiseman, and Carter Forbes all barely punching into "below league average" quality. Beyond them Robert Keegan, Freddie Prince, and Ambrose Sessions are not particularly good, or even adequate players. The main concern for the Barons going forward is age. Beyond the genuine star in McCain and and league-average Gary Major, there are no league-average-or-better players on this team younger than 27.
The strength of this team lies in its defense, as the Barons have perhaps the best defensive team in baseball. Freddie Prince and Geoff McCain are both exceptional First basemen, while Hoyt Davenport is perhaps the best 2B in base ball, and if not certainly within the NA, and sitting behind him the the exceptionally gifted James Haggerty. Cornelius Yocum and Scott Alderman are both on the good side of league average. The OF is equally gifted, with the exceptional talent in Robert Keegan, and average to just slightly below average gloves in Enos Wiseman and Chief Baker. The only true liabilities on the team are OF Gary Major, and C Carter Forbes, whose ability to block the ball is almost as terrible as his arm.
Pitching
Spoiler :
The pitching on the Barons is good-but-not-great. Staff Ace Chauncey Gruber is an above average starter, but not much more than that. Beyond him, Buford McCain and Marvin Iggy Potter would make good 3 starters. Kavanaugh can provide support as a spot starter and pinch reliever, but beyond that neither Sweeney Mullins nor Gaylord Croft are particularly remarkable pitchers.
Twin Cities Loons
Lineup
Spoiler :
The Loons are an above average offensive team. Sven Greathouse is the star of the team, with Einar Tovik and Xavier Steen backing him up as somewhere between low-level star and quality start-level players. Hillard Ouellette and Martin Schreier are both quality level to above average level players. Beyond them, the production falls off, though. Ernst Waterman is at best a league-average hitter. The true offensive holes on this team are at SS and the 3rd OFer, where Howard Christie and Bert Volk can politely be referred to as "below league average". George Magnuson, and Werner Metzger can provide some quality bats off the bench. The weakest player on the team is the abysmal Roger Fortnay.
Defensively the team is above average. Don Hudspeth and George Magnuson are both exceptional defenders at 1B and 2B respectively. Ernst Waterman, Einar Tovik, Hillard Ouellette, and Martin Schreier are all above average defensive players at 2B, 3B, C, and OF. Bert Volk, Roger Fortnay, Howard Christie, and Larry Albertson are all league-average defenders. The only defensive liabilities are Sven Greathouse at 2B and Werner Metzger at Third.
Pitching
Spoiler :
The Loons' pitching staff is young, and with plenty of potential. Magnus Whelan is the staff ace and a top-15 quality arm. Behind him Abraham Baird and Emery Boisvert have been about league average players. Behind them Conrad Deyoung isn't particularly great, but hints at possible improvement. Beyond him Alec Clements and Edward Essert aren't particularly superb pitchers and will just provide pinch relief and spot starts for the club.
Wrymouth3
Emperor
This offer still stands. Richmond would like to play the Spring Training games for some experience.
madviking
north american scum
To give my team some flavor I made some random bios about them.
Spoiler :
Deusselkerr
Warlord
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Welp, I like it, but you completely turned my request of good pitching/mediocre hitting on its head. I'm fine with it though!
Notable team nicknames:
John "Slapstick" O'Donnell is the shining star of theBarnstormers Giants, and his nickname comes in equal parts from his ability to slap a ball with a stick, and from his comedic genius. He is the funniest guy in the dugout, and consistently warms up the team, even during the coldest of losses.
Robby "Verde" Green is called such because of his love of Mexican food, which he came to appreciate having grown up in Texas along the Rio Grande.
Lewis "Thick Gravy" Garvey earned his unfortunate monicker in high school, as even then he was a bit on the heavy side (thick) and sweated like a pig (he made a lot of gravy). It is understandable why his teammates gave him such a title, however, since even then he was a jerk. Indeed he is hated by many for completely ignoring fans and treating teammates like trash, and so his nickname sticks like cotton on a hot day.
Herschel "The Burglar" Crook gained his nickname in college ball, where he stole many games from certain defeat through his pitching ability. Unfortunately, he has yet to have such wild success at the professional level.
The last time Rollie Littlejohn was called by his first name was the summer before he reached 6'7" in height. Ever since, he has been called Littlejohn, not just as a source of irony but because he bears a resemblance to the Little John of Robin Hood fame.
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OOC
So, the name barnstormers is starting to rub me the wrong way. If a "player petition" or something were started, could I maybe rename the barnstormers the Baltimore Giants? Im fine if its a no, but really, barnstormers is getting on my nerves for some reason.
Notable team nicknames:
John "Slapstick" O'Donnell is the shining star of the
Robby "Verde" Green is called such because of his love of Mexican food, which he came to appreciate having grown up in Texas along the Rio Grande.
Lewis "Thick Gravy" Garvey earned his unfortunate monicker in high school, as even then he was a bit on the heavy side (thick) and sweated like a pig (he made a lot of gravy). It is understandable why his teammates gave him such a title, however, since even then he was a jerk. Indeed he is hated by many for completely ignoring fans and treating teammates like trash, and so his nickname sticks like cotton on a hot day.
Herschel "The Burglar" Crook gained his nickname in college ball, where he stole many games from certain defeat through his pitching ability. Unfortunately, he has yet to have such wild success at the professional level.
The last time Rollie Littlejohn was called by his first name was the summer before he reached 6'7" in height. Ever since, he has been called Littlejohn, not just as a source of irony but because he bears a resemblance to the Little John of Robin Hood fame.
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OOC
So, the name barnstormers is starting to rub me the wrong way. If a "player petition" or something were started, could I maybe rename the barnstormers the Baltimore Giants? Im fine if its a no, but really, barnstormers is getting on my nerves for some reason.
schlaufuchs
Break My Heart
Nicknames were not really anything approaching "official" at this time. Usually the nickname just came down to whatever the beat writer decided to call the team at that time. You're free to call the team whatever you wish.
Deusselkerr
Warlord
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Alright, then Pulitzer visited Baltimore and personally commented on how they are "Giants among men, physically, mentally, and emotionally" and how they are "My favorite team, my big fellows! My Giants!" And thus the Baltimore Giants were born.
SouthernKing
crickety cricket
Joshua Calvert agrees that this is a good idea, the Kings will see if there is an open slot on the schedule. Alternatively, we could play during the preseason.
OOC: Shame there's nobody in Cleveland
Preseason would probably work better this year but hopefully we can have some regular season exhibitions in the future.Joshua Calvert agrees that this is a good idea, the Kings will see if there is an open slot on the schedule. Alternatively, we could play during the preseason.
OOC: Shame there's nobody in Cleveland
New Owner background
As a child, Ryan Lewis was happy and loving, with wonderful parents. He had not a care in the world, until....the incident.
One fateful day on a trip to Boston, they went to see a musical called “I’m not kidding, there’s a fire in the theater”, which caused a mass panic and the stampeding audience killed his parents, forcing him to move in with his drunken uncle in Boston. Ryan suffered abuse after abuse from his uncle, but the only time he had any respite was when baseball was playing. His uncle loved baseball, and in an effort to gain his uncle’s affection, Ryan began playing as well. A phenomenal player on both defense and offense, his Uncle became proud of him as Ryan became a prolific player. It seemed life would go well for Ryan...until...the incident.
One fateful day on his 14th birthday, the Boston Home and Gardening show featured Ryan and his uncle. As his uncle began using a shovel, a drunken Bostonian stumbled in and kicked the shovel into Ryan, impaling him in the chest. Furious that the injury cost them their chance at the Boston Home and Gardening show, Ryan was given to a Catholic monastery, where they treated him for his injuries. Becoming a devout Catholic, Ryan recovered, and at age 16 was accepted to Harvard where he played ball until being picked up by the Minutemen. A shortstop, Ryan became the Minutemen’s biggest star, but was chronically underpaid. However, Ryan didn’t care as he had met the love of his life; an Irish lass named Gwenivere Daugh Ohallahan. Things were going perfectly....until....the incident.
During a game against the Washington Smokes, Ryan was at the plate and drove a homerun straight into left field. As he rounded the bases, he was shocked there was no applause. It turned out that he had hit a fan square in the head, killing her instantly. And the fan....was Gwen. In an effort to avoid public fallout, the Minutemen quickly traded him to the Providence Sailors. Ryan was chronically unhappy in Providence, as they forced him to play Third Base. His fielding percentages dropped, and he was underpaid, as no other team was willing to take a man who had killed before. However, things were looking up when he met a beautiful girl named Stacy. Stacy and Ryan were in love, and Ryan’s fielding percentages worked his way back up. Things were going great....until....the incident.
Ryan and Stacy were having a lovely day of Gardening , when suddenly a drunken Man, recognizing Ryan became furious and attacked him. Ryan ducked out of the way and the man impaled himself on a shovel. With his dying breath, he threw a hoe at Ryan and it missed, hitting Stacy in the head. After months in court, Ryan was found innocent, but had lost his contract with Providence and was told he needed to leave town. Depressed, Ryan had a chance encounter with the Minuteman’s new owner. Telling him that he had always been a fan, the owner asked Ryan to return to Boston, but this time with a big money contact. Ryan agreed, and there was a major ceremony planned for his return. Things were going great....until...the incident.
As Ryan entered the Grand Hotel, he noticed a commotion but thought nothing of it. He went to the front desk and asked for the key to his room, but the attendent looked nervous. It turned out that the Presidential suite had been given to the President of the United States .Ryan would be forced to settle for the Junior suite. Quivering with rage, Ryan left the city, never to return. However, three years later, he did return...for the incident.
Having become a multi millionaire through the creation of Lewis Sporting Goods, Ryan declared that he would return to baseball. Not as a player though...but as an owner. Unveiling his new team, the New York Americans, he declared eternal rivalry and hatred with the Boston Minutemen, the Providence Blues, the city of Boston, the region of New England, Clam Chowder, Gardening, Junior suites, poor service, the Grand Hotel, unrestrained free speech, and musical theater. As a former player, he emphasizes to his players the importance of winning with flawless hitting, impeccable defense, and faultless pitching. As a priest, he motivates his players how players want to be motivated; with long and dry sermons. And as a businessman, Ryan uses the Americans to show the quality of his sporting goods, and encourages all to live an active, Christian, winning, American lifestyle, that can only be attained by the All American boys eating his new breakfast cereal, Lewisflakes.
As a child, Ryan Lewis was happy and loving, with wonderful parents. He had not a care in the world, until....the incident.
One fateful day on a trip to Boston, they went to see a musical called “I’m not kidding, there’s a fire in the theater”, which caused a mass panic and the stampeding audience killed his parents, forcing him to move in with his drunken uncle in Boston. Ryan suffered abuse after abuse from his uncle, but the only time he had any respite was when baseball was playing. His uncle loved baseball, and in an effort to gain his uncle’s affection, Ryan began playing as well. A phenomenal player on both defense and offense, his Uncle became proud of him as Ryan became a prolific player. It seemed life would go well for Ryan...until...the incident.
One fateful day on his 14th birthday, the Boston Home and Gardening show featured Ryan and his uncle. As his uncle began using a shovel, a drunken Bostonian stumbled in and kicked the shovel into Ryan, impaling him in the chest. Furious that the injury cost them their chance at the Boston Home and Gardening show, Ryan was given to a Catholic monastery, where they treated him for his injuries. Becoming a devout Catholic, Ryan recovered, and at age 16 was accepted to Harvard where he played ball until being picked up by the Minutemen. A shortstop, Ryan became the Minutemen’s biggest star, but was chronically underpaid. However, Ryan didn’t care as he had met the love of his life; an Irish lass named Gwenivere Daugh Ohallahan. Things were going perfectly....until....the incident.
During a game against the Washington Smokes, Ryan was at the plate and drove a homerun straight into left field. As he rounded the bases, he was shocked there was no applause. It turned out that he had hit a fan square in the head, killing her instantly. And the fan....was Gwen. In an effort to avoid public fallout, the Minutemen quickly traded him to the Providence Sailors. Ryan was chronically unhappy in Providence, as they forced him to play Third Base. His fielding percentages dropped, and he was underpaid, as no other team was willing to take a man who had killed before. However, things were looking up when he met a beautiful girl named Stacy. Stacy and Ryan were in love, and Ryan’s fielding percentages worked his way back up. Things were going great....until....the incident.
Ryan and Stacy were having a lovely day of Gardening , when suddenly a drunken Man, recognizing Ryan became furious and attacked him. Ryan ducked out of the way and the man impaled himself on a shovel. With his dying breath, he threw a hoe at Ryan and it missed, hitting Stacy in the head. After months in court, Ryan was found innocent, but had lost his contract with Providence and was told he needed to leave town. Depressed, Ryan had a chance encounter with the Minuteman’s new owner. Telling him that he had always been a fan, the owner asked Ryan to return to Boston, but this time with a big money contact. Ryan agreed, and there was a major ceremony planned for his return. Things were going great....until...the incident.
As Ryan entered the Grand Hotel, he noticed a commotion but thought nothing of it. He went to the front desk and asked for the key to his room, but the attendent looked nervous. It turned out that the Presidential suite had been given to the President of the United States .Ryan would be forced to settle for the Junior suite. Quivering with rage, Ryan left the city, never to return. However, three years later, he did return...for the incident.
Having become a multi millionaire through the creation of Lewis Sporting Goods, Ryan declared that he would return to baseball. Not as a player though...but as an owner. Unveiling his new team, the New York Americans, he declared eternal rivalry and hatred with the Boston Minutemen, the Providence Blues, the city of Boston, the region of New England, Clam Chowder, Gardening, Junior suites, poor service, the Grand Hotel, unrestrained free speech, and musical theater. As a former player, he emphasizes to his players the importance of winning with flawless hitting, impeccable defense, and faultless pitching. As a priest, he motivates his players how players want to be motivated; with long and dry sermons. And as a businessman, Ryan uses the Americans to show the quality of his sporting goods, and encourages all to live an active, Christian, winning, American lifestyle, that can only be attained by the All American boys eating his new breakfast cereal, Lewisflakes.
madviking
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