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1.  Los Angeles(1)

2.  Kansas City(5)

3.  San Antonio(6)

4.  Boise(3)

5.  Sandiego(NR)

6.  Scottsdale(4)

7.  Mexico City(NR)

8.  NY Danzas(7)

9.  Montreal(2)

10.Salem(10)

11.Memphis(8)

12.Texas(NR)

13.Fargo(9)

14.Detroit(NR)

15.Montgomery(NR)

16.Sanfrancisco(NR)

17.Pittsburgh(NR)

18.Tuscon(NR)

19.Norfolk(NR)

Nicky Harper has been around a while.  The 37 year old pitcher for the New York Bowie Mafia took to the bump yesterday and looked like a spry fox.  He worked ahead of the hitters all day.  The Florida manager said after the game that home plate umpire, dewey cheatum, was giving much love to the vet today and he was obviously, unhittable.  It took 110 pitches and some controversy, but Harper is among the elite now.  Harper got a scare when NY brought in Yamid Velasquez for defense in the 8th and he misplayed a sharply hit ground ball that some argue should have been an infield single.  It was ruled an error and the no-no continued.  Victor Woodard chased a nasty breaking pitch to strike out for the first out of the 9th.  Demaro Tejada was called out on strikes for out number two.  He commenced to tell Cheatum what he thought about the call and Dewey was gonna let him stay in the game until Tejada promptly told him he was #1.  Needles to say, Tejada was ejected and the crowd rose to their feet as Wilson Ryan came to the plate.  Ryan worked the count to 2-1 and then Harper threw a high fastball that Ryan chased and popped up to the 1B side.  Sandy Cooper patted his glove to his thigh and made the catch for the final out!  Congratulations to the old man, he will undoubtedly be put of for trade in the next few days.

Here is a list of nominees eligible for the Hall of Fame.  I propose we choose 2 to 3 per year by vote.  I propose you are eligible upon retirement.  If you would like to add to this list of nominees, let me know.  I probably overlooked someone.

1B-Richard Yoshii, Pittsburgh

1411 runs, 2354 hits, 438 hr, 819 rbi, .337 avg,

MVP(2), Allstar(5), silverslugger(5), gold glove(1)

2B-Jose Maduro, Texas

1467 runs, 2093 hits, 186 hr, 819 rbi, 596 sb, .278avg

allstar(2), gold glove(1)

P-Bill Hernandez,Sacremento

140 wins, 2.96 era, 1.12 whip, 1512 k’s,

gold gloves(3), cy young(1), Allstar(5)

P-Seth Campbell, roc

284 saves, 390 k’s, 4.09 era, 1.26 whip

allstar(3), fireman(1)

P-Odalis Torcato, phi

282 saves, 480 k’s, 3.78 era, 1.31 whip

all-star(6)

1b-Chip Bergeron,dov

434hr, 1158 rbi, .306 avg, 1773 hits

gold glove(1), allstar(5), MVP(1), silver slugger(3)

cf-Wendall Lampkin, sd

341 hr, 1001rbi, 129 sb

goldglove(2), allstar(3), silverslugger(1)

lf-Will Ramirez, sf

1092 runs, 1705 hits, 515sb, .294avg

silver(2), allstar(2)

cf-Geoffrey Parker,sal

1782hits, 185hr, 509sb

ROY, silver(4), allstar(1)

Season 13: Scottsdale, Fregoe

12: Detroit, robusk

11: Montreal, gin-ceasar

10: Montreal, gin-ceasar

9: Montreal, gin-ceasar

8: Montreal, gin-ceasar

7: Montreal, gin-ceasar

6: Sacramento, ka49s

5: Montreal, gin-ceasar

4: Montreal, gin-ceasar

3: Scranton, AlCheez

2: Charleston, urdanick

1: Tuscon, cyoung187

San Antonio spent big on Wellington Sanchez.  The 2B should payoff in the long run.  He has been compared by most international scouts to a slower version of Chase Utley.  Sanchez is a disciplined hitter with decent pop.  He will no doubt be a future all-star.  The only negative is it took 18M to get him to sign and SA only budgeted 20M.  Might make rlahann have to get creative around draft pick time.  Wellington’s father was quoted saying, “we are excited for Welly, he picked San Antonio because they have great chips and salsa”.  The father rushed off from the interview, said somethin’ about cashing the check before they realized Welly couldn’t hit a curve ball.  Overall, most feel 18M is a bargain for Chase, uh, I mean Wellington.

I tweeked the system and maybe this will appear more accurate.

Power Rankings thru Oct 30, PM cycle

1.  Los Angeles 23-8

2. Montreal 20-10

3. Boise 20-10

4. Scottsdale 20-10

5. Kansas City 21-9

6. San Antonio 20-11

7. New York 20-10

8. Memphis 20-11

9. Fargo 17-13

10.Salem 19-11

Just missed the cut:

Mexico City 18-12

Montgomery 17-14

Pittsburgh 17-13

Should a DH win rookie of the year?  If  Barry Terrell of Philadelphia continues to hit like this we will have some tough voting this post season.  Terrell is hitting .358 with 12HR and 28RBI in only 30 games.  The 27 year old from Comfort, TX has worked his way up through the minors where he was highly decorated with many accolades and he has taken the Philadelphia Phingers franchise by storm early on.  He isn’t much of a catcher, as of matter of fact, teams run on him at will and the pitchers have to call their own pitches, but the brotha can flat out hit.  Terrell was the 18th pick overall in the season 8 draft.  He played college ball at LSU.

(OUR VERSION OF THE AP POLL, updated weekly)

POWER RANKINGS THRU OCT. 29

1.  Scottsdale

2.  Fargo

3. New York

4.  Montreal

5.  Boise

6.  Los Angeles

7.  Kansas City

8.  San Antonio

9.  Memphis

10. Mexico City

Team Report

ML Team Overview

Pitching – NY has had the best pitching staff in the NL for the past 6 seasons based on ERA and total runs allowed. Led by the trio of Doug Perry, Nicky Harper, and Barry Kielty, along with two young but promising pitchers in Randall Flier and Justin Cornelius, the rotation should again be New York’s greatest asset. Doug and Nicky are beginning to get on in years however, will they be able to stay healthy for the entire season? A look at the projected starting rotation

Nicky Harper –Nicky Harper has generally been among the NL’s preeminent CY Young Candidates since he took the award in Season 3. Look for Nicky to fit in this season as either the #2 or #3 starter for the DB86’s
Nicky Harper

Doug Perry – Aquired late in season 5 from Tampa Bay, Doug has seemed reenergized since becoming the ace of the DB staff. Although he is now 34, Doug looks to be able to pitch at an elite level for at least 3 more seasons
Doug Perry

Barry Kielty – Another trade aquisiton, this time from San Fransicso for prospects beginning season 4, Barry promptly won Season 5’s Cy Young award. The past 2 seasons have not been as dominant as he was in season 5, he is still more than capable of shutting any NL lineup down over 8 innings, and at 29, he could win more awards over the next few years
Barry Kielty

Justin Cornelius – Plucked from San Jose as a 19 year old phenom, Justin has developed in the NY farm system into a budding starter ready for primetime. In Season 7, he was #2 in NL ROY voting.
Justin Cornelius

Randall Flier – For years, maybe the brightest pitching prospect in the NY organization, Randall needed Tommy John surgery in Season 7’s spring training, causing him to miss the entire season. His rehab went quickly, and made a few starts towards the end of the season in AAA. He ended the season on a positive note however, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings in the NLCS, albeit in a losing effort.
Randall Flier

Position Players – If pitching has been NY’s strength, then offense has traditionally been almost non-existant at Shea Stadium. Frequently in the bottom 5 in both batting average and runs allowed, the most glaring organizational need has been hitters who are capable of consistently hitting for power in the middle of the lineup. Over 7 seasons, there have been 4 40+ home run seasons, 2 of which were seasons 1-2. A look at the projected opening day lineup.

1B Quinten Mintz – Season 1’s first round draft pick has shown flashes tremendous power, and was among season 6’s MVP candidates. However, he has also proven to be an overly streaky player, following up his MVP caliber campaign by hitting under .220 the following year, and losing his starting job to a late season signing. He begins the year in the lineup again, but if he doesn’t produce, he may find himself sitting before long.
Quentin Mintz

2B Cole Ashley – Cole has shown himself to be a key cog up the middle on defense and at the top of the lineup. Winning a silver slugger in season 6, and a gold glove in season 7.
Cole Ashley

SS Bonk Matheson – Another key defensive piece for New York, his offense has not been spectacular, but may have enough power in his bat to hold off top prospect Jake Bradshaw.
Bonk Matheson

3B Benito Jose – With Russ Westbrook’s departure, Benito will return to the position where he won back to back Gold Gloves in seasons 2 and 3. Benito should hold the position down for the next 2-3 seasons while either Joshua Richardson or Kyle Kidd are groomed as the air to the hot corner.
Benito Jose

C Samuel Phillips – Samuel should bring up the rear in season 8’s lineup, but he calls a strong game, has a live enough arm, and did manage to hit .266 in his rookie season.
Samuel Philips

CF Vin Delgado – Bouncing back from a season ending injury in season 6, Vin had a solid, but unspectacular year in Season 7. Originally seen as one of the most dynamic players in the New York organization, his defense was an issue in season 7, and was not the offensive force he was capable of being. NY is hopeful that he can bounce back and return to his juggernaut self
Vin Delgado

RF Teddy Small – Picked up in a prospect for prospect trade in season 4, Teddy Small will finally get his chance to prove himself in the Majors. He should have the talent to offer significant protection as either the #2 or #5 hitter in the lineup
Teddy Small

LF Raphael Chavez – Drafted the same season as NY aquired Teddy Small, they have both been penciled in as NY’s future corner outfield for the next 12 seasons. Once he’s actually called up, look for Raphael to slot into #3 in the batting order and drastically change the makeup to NY’s lineup
Rafael Chavez