Tuesday, June 27, 2023

S56 Predictions

Jack Torrance - contributing reporter

Skynet ran 1 billion-zillion simulations, or maybe they lied and just ran one; on the league and here are the majority winners. The website FiveThirtyEight confirmed these as the favored to win. Even the Vegas strippers agreed these are the favored and they can always be trusted right? Right?

  • American League
    • AL North: Philadelphia Harpers showed up against last season. We expect them to do the same this one. Minny made a few moves this offseason to improve their ML roster, like defensive minded Bart Higley, speedster Steve Lalli, World Series Champion catcher Vic Chavez, but we still expect the division to end a few series before the end of the season. Really it comes down to what Philly can do in the playoffs. Something they've struggled with the last 3 seasons. 
    • AL East: Atlanta Expos, the division is still there's to lose and likely the favorite for the next couple of seasons but the Boston Baseball Team is coming on strong, having gone from a 60 win team S53 to 93 in S55. Let's see if they can cross the 100 win line this season. A wild card is surely in their sights. 
    • AL South: Houston Space Cowboys, are the World Series champs and are more than deserving of this prediction at the top of the division. Huntington slipped a bit last season, even with the promotion of another top rookie. Let's see how they do after adding .300+ hitter Rip Bromberg at the hot corner this off-season from Pitt. 
    • AL West: Salt Lake City Punk! take the division that nobody wants to win after another busy off-season trading. Colorado Springs gets a year older and fights but doesn't succeed. But the real question is, will SLC have a winning record when they win the division? Vegas says its 50-50.
    • Wildcard: Boston Baseball Team & Huntington Tropics  claim the two wildcard slots, leaving Minnesota as the odd team out. No real changes in the next season for the AL. 
  • National League
    • NL North: Chicago Gunslingers won the division by double digit games, but the Hartford Rising Stars edged out Chicago in the playoffs. But once again we think these are the top two teams in the NL; but only one can secure a first round bye. Will we miss out on predications of the NL North for the second year straight? 
    • NL East: In a surprise, the defending champs, Houston Space Cowboys actually end up winning the NL East. Pittsburgh Yinzers traded away any value the clubhouse had remaining in an attempt to start a rebuild. Buffalo needs to restack, Columbus is trying but could still use the improvement. And DC with it's owner in his first full year still has a battle ahead of him. Congrats to Houston for winning two division titles this season!  
    • NL South: New Orleans Hurricane Dodgers team will mostly be returning so we don't see any reason why they wouldn't secure a 6th straight division title. Ploppie changes team names more than he changes his underwear says NOHD's press secretary. The team fails to win 100 games for the first time since S50. 
    • NL West: Vancouver Canucks repeat as division champs and not because the commissioner paid us to say so...okay, maybe he did. But we think the canadian team nobody cares about, oh wait Montreal still has a team, ends up taking it the final series of the season. Vancouver will be a tough fight and claim their second straight division title after tying the franchise record for most wins last year. This year they will have a full year of Gross, so it will be interesting for sure.  
    • Wildcard: Hartford Rising Stars & Oklahoma City Barons. We just aren't seeing any new teams creep into the playoff race this season. The new owner in the NL South Charleston very well could be a surprise runner up.  
  • Playoffs
    • American League
      • Houston and Atlanta once again secure first round byes. The Baseball Team top the Punk! while the Harpers knock out the Tropics.  Houston and Atlanta win and once again meet each other for the American League title for the 3rd straight year. Boring, the TV ratings are showing this doesn't interest the league any more, and it's time for some new blood. 
    • National League
      • Chicago and New Orleans get the bye with Hartford besting...the NL East....again. And OKC gets revenge and tops Vancouver. In a pair of rematches in the NLDS, Chicago topes Hartford this year and OKC wins again against New Orleans. This time we see Chicago take the W over the Barons and advancing to the World Series as the National League champs.  
      • World Series
        • AL (Not sure who won, I feel sleep reading this portion of the sim) tops the NL (Chicago) in 5 games and continues the streak of AL World Series wins. 


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Sunday, June 25, 2023

S56 Time for the Hall - Part 2

Eli Cash - contributing reporter

Another refresher for those who missed the Part 1 - particularly the primer for a detailed explanation of the three scoring system we use. As a quick reminder, a sure thing for a hitter is 60/130/500, for a starter its 60/130/420 and for a reliever (who doesn't use the Test Score) is 130/250. 

SP


Gregor Lopez
The blog has recently covered Lopez before his short stint in Nashville last season. The guy leaders the Cobbfather in many all-time career categories, including wins and damn near number 1 in strikeouts. He won an amazing 74% of his games, most other Hall of Fame pitchers are in the upper 60s with a few sitting below 71% There's not much we need to say about him, 17 of his 22 seasons he won 15+ games, 11 times struck out more than 200+ batters, 26 playoff wins, 6 Cy Young awards and 12 All-star appearances, most of any pitcher the blog has tracked. Hands down he's a sure fire bet for the Hall and deserve induction this season. You know what to do!
Cash vote: YES

Magglio Exposito
Exposito is no slouch either, 12 seasons of 15+ wins, 13 playoff wins, 3 Cy Youngs, and 8 All-star appearances. He doesn't quite rank up there with Lopez or the Hall of Famers like Jair James, Thomas Hutcinson, or Bob Graves; but we he's ahead of Alberto Beltre, Jimmie Hartman, and Chris Pedleton. Nearly 300 wins, over 3300 strike outs, and finished with a 3.00 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. He is by every means a Hall of Fame pitcher. 
Votes Last Season: First time on Ballot
Cash vote: YES

Juan Galvis
Surpassed the Wins and Strikeouts milestones. Ended with a .614 win% and just shy of 3500 strike outs. Galvis won 15+ games 9 times out of 20 seasons. That falls just shy of the number of seasons for the first ballot pitchers like Munson, LaPorta, and James. His 7 seasons with 200+ K is very similar, just shy of the shoe-ins but above those who likely squeaked in. He only managed 4 Ws in the playoffs but you can't fault a man for not being on a playoff team.His 3 All-Star appearances would be the least of any Hall of Fame member. The other downside of Galvis is the higher than HoF standard in WHIP and ERA. Only Edgar Cortez who was elected during Season 24 has a higher WHIP. His 3.49 ERA would also be 3rd highest among all HoF starters. Only Cortez, who likely wouldn't get in by today's standards, and Ken Evans who has the second lowest Monitor score of all HoF pitchers. 
Votes Last Season: 15
Cash vote: YES

Jason Gates
Gates' first season on the ballot and he's looking impressive compared to the other Hall of Fame pitchers. Similar to Galvis, he surpasses the Ws (252) and K (2,873) milestones; not quite up there with the super first ballot elites, but impressive still in just 17 seasons. Another area he is just like Galvis is the slightly higher than HoF average WHIP and ERA. But his number of 15+ win and 200+ seasons ranks up there with the best. His 20 playoff wins is near the top with only 3-4 Hall of Famers having more. 
Votes Last Season: 10
Cash vote: YES

Sherman Berkman
Sherman 'the Herman' Berkman as he's known by his friends is an interesting case. He only played 16 seasons but still surpassed the K milestone, nearly totaling 3200; that's averaging nearly 200 K a season! Which is actually did 11 of those 16 seasons; and with a sub 3.00 career ERA you have to wonder how many wins did his bullpens blow? That has to be the only explanation as to why he didn't surpass the win milestone as well. His Monitor score falls just below Braeden Abercrombie and Randall Washington who didn't make the cut in recent ballots. One of few starters with a K/9 above 8 and a K/BB above 3. He brought home 2 Cy Young awards and 8 All-star appearances. 
Votes Last Season: 13
Cash vote: Borderline

Don Martin, Jeffrey Randall, Adrian Simon, and Gerald Kojima
These guys will not likely garner any votes and should be happy to be on the ballot. With ERAs above 3.50, WHIPs above 1.25, and K/9 below 7.1 they relied on the position players behind them to help them out of jams. Not a single Cy Young between the group and Don Martin accounts for 5 of the 6 All-Star appearances they had. Randall however did prove useful in the playoffs with 12 W/SVs and nearly 3,000 K. If you are going to vote for any of them, he should be the one. Kojima is likely the best of the bunch and might garner a few votes himself. 

RP
Relief pitchers have it tough, I'm not sure how Sammy Felix got in, but maybe it was easier back in the early years when pitching strategies were a little different. Often times in these current times, the best RPs are used for more games and not as the closer but higher leverage situations. I personally think they are underrated but understand it's likely because of how fickle they can be season t season. With names like Al Balentien, and Tomo Hayashi not gaining access to the Hall, you have to wonder if any of them actually will. It shall be renamed, Hall of everyone but relief pitchers!

Jace Sale
This guy knew how to close out games. Not only is he the All-Time Saves leader but by nearly 200 saves. He pitched for 18 seasons as a closer and every single one of them he closed out and saved more than 30 games. He owns 5 Fireman of the Year Awards and only missed the All-Star game 3 of the seasons he played. He saved 12 games over the 7 years Boston made the playoffs. His Monitor Score ranks among the top, even for starting pitchers. I surprised to see he only had 10 votes last season, but maybe that's because of the amount of talent on the ballot last season. How in the world did he go from 10 votes in S53, to 15 in S54, and then DOWN to 12 last season. Get this guy in the Hall before he's no longer eligible. 
Votes Last Season: 12
Cash vote: YES



There you go folks, S56 possible Hall of Famers. Let's see if anyone gets in this year!



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Thursday, June 22, 2023

S56 Time for the Hall - Part 1

Eli Cash - contributing reporter

Appears to be a small list than normal this season, hopefully that means we are weeding through who should and should not be allowed in the Cobbfather Hall of Fame. Let's dive right in....VOTE HERE. 

For the new voters out there, be sure to skim past articles; particularly the primer for a detailed explanation of the three scoring system we use. As a quick reminder, a sure thing for a hitter is 60/130/500, for a starter its 60/130/420 and for a reliever (who doesn't use the Test Score) is 130/250. We are sticking with the format from the previous year as I liked how it compared similar position players rather than lumping them all together. 

Players grouped by position. If you have a good retired player that I can include, please let me know. 

C

Marshall Van Ostrand
We aren't quite sure how he's managed to improve upon the 3 votes he received in S54, even if it was just by one additional vote. Maybe one day we'll get a Catcher worthy of the hall. For most it's because they transition to 1B or DH for more ABs than they had at C, and thus get classified at those positions. What stands out the most for Van Ostrand is how many games he caught behind the plate, likely a Cobbfather record. He averaged just 125 hits and 15 hr a season; pulling down 60ish runs/rbi. Having made 8 All-star appearances with 1 ring to his name. He had 4 seasons above .300 but not a single one over 40 hr, 100 runs, 100 rbi, or 35 doubles; though he does have a great BB/K rate. 
Votes Last Season: 4
Cash vote worthy: NO

Lonnie Mills
It seems from chat rumors he has at least one supporter...in Montreal but that's a Canadian city so does it really count? Mills' Test Score is fantastic, near top of the Catcher class, but his Monitor score falls short. He had an amazing 9 seasons with an average above .300, and likely each of those seasons an All-Star appearance. Similar to MVO, he has one ring to his name. He also owns the 3rd highest OPS of all retired catchers tracked by the blog over 15 seasons. If high average guys like Al Samuel, Jamie Summers, Julio Contreras, and Chris Foster weren't voted into the Hall; we can't get behind Mills. Those guys also had more All-Star appearances than Mills. Let him join the Hall of Dizzy. 
Votes Last Season: First time on ballot
Cash vote worthy: BORDERLINE

Fritz Butcher
A Butcher who doesn't cut it? Though seven All-Star appearances, in only 11 seasons. Had he played another 4, we would most likely be talking about him in a different light. He averaged nearly 150 hits a season with 22 hr, and pulled down 75 runs/rbi combo but like Van Ostrand, no single season is outstanding. 
Votes Last Season: 1
Cash vote worthy: NO

1B

Lee Schlitter
Not your prototypical First Baseman, Schlitter relied more on his speed and ability to get on base than a power bat. A combo that hasn't done well in HoF voting. Schlitter well surpassed the 2500 Hit milestone as well as the milestones for Runs and Stolen Bases. Ending his career with a .380 OBP and nearly a walk per strikeout. In his 16 seasons he made the All-Star game an amazing 10 times. For 4 seasons he had more than 200 hits, and for an additional 3 he still hit above .300. 13 seasons of scoring more than 100 Runs, 9 seasons with 35+ Doubles and 1 Gold Glove. I love a good 1-2 lead off hitter and that's exactly what you had with him, he averaged 176 Hits, 24 HR, 39 SBs, 114 Runs, and 84 RBI. While I may not have voted him last year due to other names, he gets the vote this year. 
Votes Last Season: 4
Cash vote worthy: YES

Vern Lowe 
Lowe didn't quite cross the major thresholds, but he did have 7 seasons with 40+ HR, 7 with 100+ R, and 9 with 100+ RBI, to go with 2 All-star appearances and 4 Gold Gloves. All-time he ranks in at #94 average in average, and #56 in HR. The 4 Gold Gloves just goes to show he wasn't all bat. One more solid season and he would have likely surpassed the HR, R, and RBI thresholds but retired after 13.  We'll don't think he
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote worthy: NO

Birdie Kydd 
Yes he hit over 500 home runs, and managed 8 seasons of 40+ HRs which helped he cross the 100 RBI a season 9 times; but he falls short of the RBI milestone. Compared to other Hall of Fame First Baseman or past eligible ones, does he stack up? One of the lowest OBPs and BB/K rate for any of them. Yes he won 2 Rings but it had a lot to do with the team around him. He was good, don't get me wrong; but does he belong in the Hall? That's for you to decide. And not that I'd hold it against him, but he was 8-48 in stolen base attempts. Maybe his 500 Cash Points and his 40 HR, 93 Run, 113 RBI career average convince you to get him in. 
Votes Last Season: 1
Cash vote worthy: NO

Charlie Lyons
Lyons surpassed the 2500+ hits and ranks 38 on the all-time list. He failed to pass 1500 in runs or RBIs but he still ranks 67 and 66 all time. With 8 seasons above a .300 average, he also knocked in 100+ RBI 9 times, winning 1 ring and 4 All-star appearances. Unlike most 1Bs in the Hall, he failed to reach 40 HR in any of his 16 seasons. He averaged 24 HR, 85 R, and 88 RBI over those 16 seasons as well. Great player, just not sure he's Hall worthy. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote worthy: NO


2B


Jose Pizzaro
Averaged 158 Hits, 29 HR, 19 SBs, 84 Runs, and 96 RBI over his 15 seasons. Low Monitor Score with only a .332 OBP. 3 Seasons of .300 hitting with 3 All-Star appearances, an MVP, and 2 Gold Gloves. If Wandy Guillen, Vic Crowe, and Ernie 'I Miss Bert' McEnerney didn't make the Hall, Pizzaro doesn't deserve it either. Simple as that. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote: NO

SS


Terrance Ricarrdi
There are no Shortstops in the Cobbfather Hall of Fame, but surely a few are deserving, but is Ricarrdi the right one to start with? 2 Gold Gloves, a .307 OBP, though he did have 2 of his 13 seasons with 40+ HR. He averaged 120 hits, 34 home runs, with 80 runs and 85 rbi a season, and 9 All-Star appearances. Still digging through the archives, but I have not seen another Shortstop with more appearances than Ricarrdi. With only two +/- more seasons he would have gotten to 500 home runs. On the downside, his .317 OBP is quite low for a HoF hopeful; even for a SS. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote: NO

3B


Cookie Rodriguez
Cookie has the highest monitor score of all eligible 3Bs this season, and he rounded all four bases 544 times in his 15 year career, but to the tune of a .335 OBP and a .43 B/K rate. For 3Bs his numbers feel soft in comparison to those already in the Hall; but he did receive a single vote last season. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote: NO

William Katou
Katou was a cops worst nightmare, speeding everywhere he went. He owns the 4th highest single season record at 125 but also the most career stolen bases at 957; 134 above second place. Voters have proved to prefer power over speed, but there's nobody that competes with Katou in terms of speed on the base paths. The downside and why hasn't he been voted in before this, since he hasn't played since season 18? A monitor score of 19 ranks near the bottom of all players archived by Cash. A .324 OBP is only slightly above average. Struck out more than twice the amount of times he took a free base. Averaged 127 hits, 14 hr, 64 sb, and 89 runs a season; making two all-star appearances. 
Votes Last Season: First time on ballot
Cash vote: NO

RF


None
No worthy Right Fielders on the ballot this year. 

LF


Gregory Treinen
I sometimes feel like a broken record, yet another typical power hitter. This one failing to cross any other milestones and struggled to get on base, and while I think he deserves a look, there are plenty of names who fall in the season averages of 154 Hits, 44 HR, 87 Runs, and 106 RBI a season with a .261 average. He dropped from 3 votes to 2 votes last season, we'll see if he's able to keep those two or improve upon them. 
Votes Last Season: 5
Cash vote: NO

Yohan Mairena
Yohan falls below HoF Andres Candelaria on the Monitor Score and failed to cross any of the major barriers over the course of his 15 seasons; though he owns a .382 OBP; above all other LF HoF members and below players like Swann and Taylor who were not elected to the Hall. But he is also one of few years with 2+ MVPs - that's 4% of Cobbfather history. But does his Hall of Chance depend on those two great years he had when he was the league MVP, perhaps so. 
Votes Last Season: 7
Cash vote: NO

Bryan Foster
Gregory Treinen-lite. Make use of your vote elsewhere. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote: NO

CF

None
No worthy Right Fielders on the ballot this year. 

DH
None
No Designated Hitters on the ballot this year. 

VOTE HERE


Part Two coming later for pitchers...



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Meet opie5

  New owner interview hosted by Commissioner Daubs.

Q: Tell us about opie5. What is he like? What does he do in his spare time when not obsessing over your rosters?

Spare time - what is that??? I live at the beach in NC so when I find some spare time, I’m either on the golf course or swimming in the ocean. I retired last year (was a Dean at a University outside of Philadelphia) but my parents have had health issues and most of my time goes into assisting them.

Q: So you're a veteran to HBD, and previously owned a franchise in Cobbfather WAY back in Seasons 10-28. What do you enjoy most about the game? Besides the charming commissioner, what intrigued you about returning to Cobbfather after your hiatus?

I enjoy the challenge of building a team that can make the playoffs. Each world is so different that an owner can use different strategies to achieve that end. It is interesting to come in and see the previous owner's budget and try to understand what that owner was trying to accomplish.

I took on an orphan team in another world to help a commissioner out & stayed a couple of seasons until it was on the right track. The league had a couple of tankers in it - I can’t stand tanking - and Cobbfather had an opening, so I jumped at the chance. Some of the worlds take a long time to fill now - even the good ones - and I decided to get into some of the better worlds that I had been in previously so I can play continuously. Cobbfather was an easy choice - the timing worked. I also went back to Moonlight Graham a few seasons ago.

Q: What is your favorite part about building a franchise? Do you try to make a lot of trades? Would you rather build through the draft or IFA? Or just buy a team like Steinbrenner used to do?

I enjoy building a team through the draft and free agency. I’m not a big INT player - costs way too much of the budget to get really good players. I was in a league when an owner spent a bit more than $42M for an IFA - then had the balls to ask for salary relief because he couldn’t sign enough draftees for his rookie team. That’s over $80M of his roster on that 1 prospect. However - the first INT I signed in Cobbfather - Tony Lopez HoF 34 - went for $2.3M - I got very lucky!

I don’t make a lot of trades but will deal when the trade makes sense. I’m not afraid to give up good talent but there are some players that should not be traded.

Q: Of your current roster, who do you like most? Promise they will never read these articles! What about prospects? Who are you looking forward to the ML team in the next couple of seasons?

The good thing about a takeover is that one usually has no attachment to the players - same with this squad. On the ML roster, I like Sticky Baez & Wilton Perry. There were only 60 minor league players in the organization - and no prospects - so I don’t have any young players to like (yet).

This goes back to question 2 - the budget I inherited was nothing like the budget I like to run. The previous owner put most of the budget into FA’s & major leaguers - there was no scouting money in college, high school, or international for the last 6 seasons. Makes it difficult to make trades since most owners are looking for prospects back in a deal.

Q: What are your goals for the upcoming season? Are you looking to push for the playoffs? Or do you expect to rebuild for a couple of seasons?

This team needs to make the playoffs before its window closes - which could be difficult since it has only made the playoffs 7 times in 55 seasons. The squad has a chance - decent hitting & decent pitching - but defense is not up to par. The players on the squad are all pretty good players - just not good enough to excite other owners into making a deal to improve. So - I guess I’ll be watching the WW this season (sounds exciting).

Q: Since you've only returned to the league for a few days, this may be tough to answer but what has been your favorite aspect(s) of Cobbfather so far?

My favorite aspect is being back into the league with several owners that I competed against years ago. Nate (FW_Kekionga) was my mentor when I first started. I had gotten into Kruk & then joined Regulars on orphan takeovers - those were the days when you had to apply to leagues because there were so many people trying to play and not enough spots for owners - definitely had to take what you could get. I had no idea of what I was doing & got a mentor from the mentor list - Nate helped me immensely. He then got me into Cobbfather once I had a better grasp of the game, and I won the title in my 4th season here. Good to see other folks like Ploppie, ekoontz, topoftheworld, bjc30 and any others I didn’t shout out, still here & winning championships.

Q: What advice would you give a new owner in HBD? Besides making sure to ignore most conversations with the Commissioner of Cobbfather?

Improve your defense - it is an overlooked part of the game. Get close to the positional averages & surpass the average for position if you can. Also, don’t bid on any FA’s, Coaches or Int’s that I am bidding on.

Q: Any final thoughts as we head into the Season?

It is good to be back - thanks for having me!

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Meet Rwings1927

 


Q: Tell us about rwings1927. What is he like? What does he do in his spare time when not obsessing over your rosters?

I'm a sports guy. We have a minor league hockey and baseball teams here and had Jags tix for 20 years. Also like to golf and go deep sea fishing.

Q: From your history, you've played HBD for a while, but did you take a break? Just wanted some new teams and opportunities? What do you enjoy the most about the game? What intrigued you about joining our world?

I've left Hardball a couple of times frustrated with their random injury code for the MLB club I mean why have health ratings if you're code doesn't bother with them but I digress. Other than that I enjoy everything else about the game and felt like giving it another chance and this looked like a solid long lasting world.

Q: What is your favorite part about building a franchise? Do you try to make a lot of trades? Would you rather build through the draft or IFA? Or just buy a team like Steinbrenner used to do?

I try to use all aspects when building my teams and enjoy the draft and trading the most but I'm not big on bidding wars and tend to back out if that's where things are heading.

Q: Of your current roster, who do you like most? Promise they will never read these articles! What about prospects? Who are you looking forward to the ML team in the next couple of seasons?

The previous owner traded for a bunch of 20 something players last year all very similar so I'm not real sure who will break out yet, but I did promote Hill and Lindor this year with the hopes that they'll do good things for us.

Q: What are your goals for the upcoming season? Are you looking to push for the playoffs? Or do you expect to rebuild for a couple of seasons?

Well pushing to get into the playoffs is always my goal because you can't win if you don't get in but this division looks to have some tough competition so we'll see how it plays out.

Q: Since you've only been in the league for a few days, this may be tough to answer but what has been your favorite aspect(s) of Cobbfather so far?

First impressions are the owners here understand that it's a game and like to have fun with it so I can see sticking around for a number of seasons.

Q: What advice would you give a new owner in HBD? Besides making sure to ignore most conversations with the Commissioner of Cobbfather?

Everybody has their own idea about how a team should be built so I'm not a big advice guy outside of the standard be wary of 3 for 1 deals.

Q: Any final thoughts as we head into the Season?

Why do people enjoy living in the desert, my FIL lived there for 8 years and I'm sorry but I just never saw the appeal?
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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Meet Keltic44

 New owner interview hosted by Commissioner Daubs.


Q: Tell us about keltic44. What is he like? What does he do in his spare time when not obsessing over your rosters?

A: I’m a 42-year-old father of 2 (7 going in 17-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son my goal is to keep from jumping off the deck head first). I’m a financial consultant who is obsessed with Boston sports teams and running spartan races. I travel the country usually doing at least 1 race a month.

Q: Obviously, you are a veteran owner in HBD. What do you enjoy the most about the game? You've won nearly 2/3 of your games against the Commissioner in another world, so is that why you joined Cobbfather? Because you figured you'd crush at least one owner here?

A: I’ve always been fascinated with ownership / management of a team well before I joined HBD in 2012. I enjoy being able to build a franchise, find a stud player and develop them. I wish there was a day pause between free agency and rule 5 draft I always get tripped up. Haha you (commissioner) are fun to compete with and I saw, knew or have been in worlds with a lot of owners in this world. So I jumped at the opportunity and hope to be here for a long time.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: We are currently investigating whether the Commissioner paid Keltic for this answer about the commissioner being fun.)

Q: What is your favorite part about building a franchise? Do you try to make a lot of trades? Would you rather build through the draft or IFA? Or just buy a team like Steinbrenner used to do?

A: I’ve done all 3, it depends on the league and the team I have in front of me. I like to trade usually make 2-5 trades a year. With the team I have in front of me here we need to rebalance this team a lot of good players all playing the same position. So I will be retooling through trade then building a competitor through draft / IFA.

Q: Having taken over the team partway through last season, what do you like most about your current roster? Who do you like most? Promise they will never read these articles! What about prospects? Who are you looking forward to the ML team in the next couple of seasons?

A: Honestly, I’m not big on anyone it’s disappointing the previous owner had less then 70 wins in 11 out of 12 seasons and was not able to draft or sign and keep a stud. Don’t get me wrong there are good players but no game changers. I’ve made some trades to start this season that will help retool this line up.

Q: What are your goals for the upcoming season? Are you looking to push for the playoffs? Or do you expect to rebuild for a couple of seasons?

A: It depends on the response I get off trade proposals. But this might be a slower rebuild than I’ve had in other leagues. Most likely this season and next is in rebuild, but so far I like this league and plan to stick around for a while and make this team my own.

Q: What is your favorite aspect(s) of Cobbfather?

A: Seems to be good friendly banter in the chat..

Q: What advice would you give a new owner in HBD? Besides making sure to ignore most conversations with the Commissioner of Cobbfather?

A: Don’t trade anyone in your first preseason take a season to understand the ratings and get to know who you are trading with.

Q: Any final thoughts as we get going into the Season?

A: I’m excited to be here, I’m open for trades, looking to be here a long time.

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Friday, June 16, 2023

S56 - Bills Update

Jessica Fletcher - contributing reporter


We've hit the last day of Arbitration and moving towards Free Agency. Our top 5 big spenders are:

  • New Orleans Hurricane Dodgers - $114.0M
  • Colorado Springs From My Loins - $112.9M
  • Pittsburgh Yinzers - $112.5M
  • Chicago Gunslingers - $107.5M
  • Charleston Offspring - $107.2M
Our bottom 5 spenders include:
  • Tacoma Aroma - $21.1M (They can't even smell what the Rock is cookin')
  • Mexico City Staring Frongs - $34.4M (Look at me now, I'm getting IFA budgets!)
  • Augusta Alcoholics - $35.1M (Looking to spend money in Salem soon)
  • Helena Hot Dogs - $37.4M (Is a Hot Dog a sandwich?)
  • Washington DC Nationals - $44.0M (At least someone in DC isn't spending money)

Here's a look at the payrolls post-arbitration, listed by how much budget they have remaining. Could be spent on free agents / IFAs / slush funds / ponzi schemes / Tim Horton's donuts; we know which one Vancouver will be spending on. Can't wait to see what Atlanta decides to spend that $2M on!







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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

S56 Franchise Wins

Jack Torrance - contributing reporter

Over the course of 55 seasons our franchises have played 8,910 games, making a .500 record 4,455 wins. How does your franchise stack up, does it have a history of winning or constantly rebuilding? Sometimes it just takes the right dedicated owner to get things turned around. Philly makes the biggest jump, moving 2 spots into the Top 20. Number of World Series championships are in [ ]

  1. Houston - 5081 [6]
  2. Buffalo - 4906 [3]
  3. Atlanta - 4904 [7]
  4. Santa Fe - 4681 [2]
  5. New Orleans - 4674 [3]
  6. Oklahoma City - 4599 [4]
  7. Boston - 4596 [1]
  8. Salt Lake City - 4572 [1]
  9. Chicago - 4591 [3] (+1)
  10. New York - 4556 [0] (-1)
  11. Nashville - 4547 [3]
  12. Colorado Springs - 4520 [2]
  13. Pittsburgh - 4489 [4]
  14. Minnesota - 4445 [0]
  15. Hartford - 4435 [0] (+1)
  16. Columbus - 4429 [0] (-1)
  17. Vancouver - 4396 [1] (+1)
  18. Salem - 4386 [1] (-1)
  19. Philadelphia - 4372 [1] (+2)
  20. Milwaukee - 4358 [1]
  21. Washington DC - 4355 [2] (-2)
  22. Tokyo - 4337 [0]
  23. Austin - 4330 [1]
  24. Anaheim - 4309 [4] (+1)
  25. Mexico City - 4306 [4] (-1)
  26. Dover - 4284 [0]
  27. Helena - 4257 [1]
  28. Montreal - 4248 [0]
  29. San Juan - 4244 [0]
  30. Augusta - 4149 [0]
  31. Huntington - 4137 [0]
  32. Tacoma - 4067 [0]


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Sunday, June 4, 2023

S55 Record Books

Jack Torrance - Contributing Reporter




Winner Winner....Chicken Dinner 

And the World Series goes back to the AL for the 5th time in 6 seasons. As predicted by the blog, the Houston Space Cowboys took it from the Hartford Rising Stars in 6 games. And Houston claims it's 6th World Series title....hmm, that's a lot of the same numbers. Could this be the beginning of the end times in Cobbfather? 

Playoff Hitting Stats: .281 avg, .811 ops, 24 HR, 4.12 era (pitching was the reverse of how they produced in the regular season)
Playoff Pitchign Stats: 11-5, 8/8 saves, 142 IP, 1.19 WHIP, 3.30 ERA, 46 bb, 99 k. 
Outstanding Position Player: Yohan Nova- .391 avg, .980 ops, 12 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 SB
Outstanding Pitcher: Radhames Machado - 2.05 era, .167 oav, 0.86 whip, 14 k, 3 bb, 1-0, 4/4 saves, appeared in 12 of Houston's 16 games, only giving up 5 ER in 22 innings. 

Congrats again and let's get ready for the start of Season 56!

Major League

All-Star Weekend

American League tops the National League, 10-3.
All Star Game MVP - Kyle Crain, who went 2-3 with a HR and 4 RBI.
Home Run Derby Champ - Kyle Crain (Atlanta) - 32 total HRs (9 - 10 - 13)
Longest HR - 538' - Kyle Crain (Atlanta)
Futures Game MVP: Timonthy Wright (Salem - LF) - with a pitch hit in 3 runs HR.

American League 

Division Titles
AL North: Philadelphia Harpers (6th straight) 
AL East: Atlanta Expos (6th straight) 
AL South: Houston Space Cowboys (2nd straight)
AL West:  Salt Lake City Punk!
Wildcards: Boston Baseball Team & Minnesota North Stars


League Leaders
Batting
Hits: Wei-Yin Wan (Hun Tropics) - 203
Average: Wei-Yin Wan (Hun Tropics) - .326
Home Runs: Kyle Crain (Atlanta Expos) - 57
Runs: Matty Moss (Atl Expos) - 141
Runs Batted In: Kyle Crain (Atlanta Expos) - 172
Stolen Bases: Matty Moss (Atl Expos) - 83
Longest Hit Streak: Wei-Yin Wan (Hun Tropics) - 21

Pitching
Wins: JC Wall (Atlanta Expos) - 25
Quality Starts: Tony Lim (CSP From My Loins) - 29
Saves: Darby Hatcher (Hou Space Cowboys) - 47
ERA: Damaso Ethier (Atlanta Expos) - 2.23
Strikeout: Alan Street (Atlanta Expos) - 214
OAV: Koyie Ward (CSP From My Loins) - .205
WHIP: Joaquin Owen (Phi Harpers) - 1.05

Fielding
Plus Plays: Marshall Banks (CSP From My Loins) - 30
CS%: Kyle Crain (Atlanta Expos) & Lance Gilmartin (Nas Music NOtes) - .440
C ERA: Kyle Crain (Atlanta Expos) - 3.09

Awards
MVP: Kyle Crain (Atlanta Expos) - 20 votes
Cy Young: JC Wall (Atlanta Expos) - 14 votes
Rookie of the Year: Alexander Sandberg (Boston Baseball Team) - 15 votes
Fireman of the Year: Stephen Ramirez (Atl Expos)

National League

Division Titles
NL North: Chicago Gunslingers (2nd straight)
NL East: Pittsburgh Yinzers (2nd straight)
NL South: New Orleans Smell (5th straight - 1st under new ownership)
NL West: Vancouver Canucks
Wildcards: Hartford Rising Stars & OKC Barons 

League Leaders
Batting
Hits: Shea Crowe (Chi Gunslingers) - 222
Average: Shea Crowe (Chi Gunslingers) - .331
Home Runs: Shea Crowe (Chi Gunslingers) - 73
Runs: Shea Crowe (Chi Gunslingers) - 150
Runs Batted In: Shea Crowe (Chi Gunslingers) - 165
Stolen Bases: Wladimir Sanchez (OKC Barons) - 62
Longest Hit Streak: Douglas Laxton (NO Smell) - 22

Pitching
Wins: Alton Drew (Chi Gunslingers) - 24
Quality Starts: Alton Drew (Chi Gunslingers) - 29
Saves: Jeff Jones (Salem Bourbon Makers) - 42
ERA: Nigel White (Har Rising Stars) - 2.04
Strikeout: Alton Drew (Chi Gunslingers) - 232
OAV: Victor Ortega (Har Rising Stars) - .203
WHIP: Victor Ortega (Har Rising Stars) - 0.96

Fielding
Plus Plays: Yusmeiro Troncoso (Aus Sons' of Odin) - 30
CS%: Braulio Guardado (Buf Bisons) - .420
C ERA: Gregorio Cordero (NO Smell) - 3.30

Awards
MVP: Shea Crowe (Chi Gunslingers) - 24 votes; back to back MVPs
Cy Young: Nigel White (Har Rising Stars) - 16 votes; back to back to back Cys
Rookie of the Year: Spud Campbell (Tokyo Nomo) - 17 votes
Fireman of the Year: Benji Rodriguez (Van Canucks)

Trivia

Darby Hatcher of the newly crowned World Series Champion Houston Space Cowboys, lead the team in saves, nearly winning the AL Fireman of the Year award along with receiving 1 vote for the S55 Cy Young award was not injured based on the blog's reports, did not make a single appearance in the S55 World Series against Hartford. Playoff baseball!

Minor League

AAA: 
AL #1 Boston takes NL #1 Salem, 4-2
MVP: Max Escuela (AL - Hel, 22) & Dan Spehr (NL - Sal, 24)
Cy Young: Butch Gibson (AL - Bos, 23) & Rafael Amezaga (NL - Van, 30)
Best Record: Salem Bourbon Makers - 107-37
Worst Record: Dover Hazmats - 19-125

AA: 
AL #1 Mexico City wins over NL #1 Salem, 4-3
MVP: Dwight Philips (AL - MC, 23) & Aneury Tocci (NL - Sante Fe, 24)
Cy Young: Fred Russell (AL - SLC, 22) & Elston Quinn (NL - Sal, 25)
Best Record: Mexico City Staring Frogs & Salem Bourbon Makers - 102-42
Worst Record: Dover Hazmats - 24-120

A+: 
AL #1 Nasvhille beats NL #3 Tacoma, 4-1
MVP: Felipe Ortiz (AL - Bos, 22) & Juan Santos (NL - Mon, 24)
Cy Young: Aneury Polanco (AL - MC, 22) & Sebastian Myles (NL - NO, 22)
Best Record: Nashville Music Notes - 112-32
Worst Record: Dover Hazmats - 28-116

A-: 
NL #2 Salem tops AL #5 Boston, 4-2
MVP: Michael Fisher (AL - Ana, 24) & Luigi Sanchez (NL - NO, 28)
Cy Young: Hugh Winston (AL - Bos, 23) & Philip Loman (NL - Buf, 23)
Best Record: Anaheim Diablos - 109-35 (second year straight)
Worst Record: Dover Hazmats - 25-119

Rookie: 
AL #5 Augusta topples NL #5 Buffalo, 4-2. 
MVP: Tino Hausmann (AL - Aug, 19) & Addison Jacquez (NL - SJ, 33)
Cy Young: Glenn Alexander (AL - Bos, 20) & Alexi Eusebio (NL - Van, 21)
Best Record: Boston Baseball Team - 66-10
Worst Record: Tokyo Nomo - 9-67 (second year straight)

A season after the New Orleans Old Fashioneds takes the ML World Series, their supplier the Salem Bourbon Makers minor leagues showed up this season, making the playoffs at every level and the World Series in three of them; coming out with 1 World Series title at Low A. Should be interesting to see what they do in the future.   

Record Books

  • 20 2B - 20 HR -20 SB Club
    • This is typically 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 home runs but that's so rare in HBD that we'll change it slightly.
    • Matty Moss (Atl) - 29-23-83
    • Earl Hawkins (Aug) - 26-29-20
    • Mark Webster (Aus) - 26-22-33
    • Geronimo Nunez (Bos) - 28-28-23
    • Woodie Yarnall (Bos) - 34-27-24
    • Davy Oliver (Bos) - 25-21-21
    • Drew Ducati (Col) - 38-25-34
    • Marlon Fowler (Hel) - 27-28-20
    • Yohan Nova (Hou) - 29-28-22
    • Javier Quevedo (NO) - 32-27-50
    • Josh Hunt (NO) - 34-25-34
    • Keith Halter (NO) - 33-34-26
    • Juancito Martin (NO) - 34-24-26
    • Yoervis Colome (NY) - 38-41-21
    • Brace Lansing (OKC) - 31-25-30
    • Banjo Urlaub (Pit) - 25-25-22
    • Bey Combs (SJ) - 50-25-24
    • Paco Garces (SLC) - 28-20-45
    • James Kondou (Van) - 41-28-36
    • Tomas Urias (Van) - 30-31-23
    • Brad Vernon (Van) - 42-20-29
  • 30 HR - 30 SB Club
    • Carlos Soto (Hou) - 38 - 36
    • Edwards Ferrara (Mon) - 31-30
  • 40 HR -40 SB Club
    • None
  • 50 HR Club
    • Shea Crowe (Chi) - 73
    • Kyle Crain (Atl) - 57
    • Omar Gonzales (Tok) - 56
    • Bennie Serra (Hou) - 53
  • 20 W Club
    • JC Wall (Atl) - 25
    • Alton Drew (Chi) - 24
    • Damaso Ethier (Atl) - 23
    • Rico Bonilla (Chi) - 22
    • Alan Street (Atl) - 20
    • Zephyr Gross (Van) - 20
  • 200 K Club
    • Alton Drew (Chi) - 232
    • Alan Street (Atl) - 214
    • Joaquin Owen (Phi) - 1200
    • Roger Simon (Hun) - 205
  • 40 SV Club
    • Darby Hatcher (Hou) - 47
    • Stephen Ramirez (Atl) - 45
    • Jeff Jones (Sal) - 42
    • Benji Rodriguez (Van) - 41
  • 30 Plus Plays Club
    • Marshall Banks - SS (CSP) - 30
    • Yusmeiro Troncoso - 1B (Aus) - 30
Look at the single season records, here is anybody who placed within the top 5 of a category. 
  • HITTING
    • Hit by Pitch: TIED #2 - Jaiver Quevedo (NO) - 27
    • Home Runs: #3 - Shea Crowe (Chi) - 73
    • Isolated Power: #4 - Shea Crowe (Chi) - .412
    • Pitch Hits: TIED #2 - Albert Purcell (Tok) - 40
    • Runs Created: #3 - Shea Crowe (Chi) - 191.84
    • Slugging Percentage: #3 - Shea Crowe (Chi) - .743
  • PITCHING
    • Batters Faced: #5 - Tony Lim (CSP) - 1,156
    • Games Started: #1 - Dylan Leroux (Tok) - 49 -NEW RECORD!
    • Inherited Runners Scored (worst): TIED #2 - Jesus Mercedes (SLC) - .667
    • Innings Pitched: #4 - Tony Lim (CSP) - 277.7
  • FIELDING
    • Bad Plays (2B): TIED #4 - Brennan Howard (Mon) - 25
    • Bad Plays (C): TIED #1 - Yangervis Rosa (Tok) - 2
    • Bad Plays (RF): #2 - Doug Cornelius (Dov) - 25
    • Double Plays (1B): #3 - Vin Prieto (NY) - 169
    • Double Plays (2B): #2 - Carmen Buller (NY) - 136
    • Double Plays (2B): #3 - Marlon Fowler (Hel) - 134
    • Pick-offs: #1 - Walt Fordham (Aus) - 5 - NEW RECORD!
    • Stolen Base Attempts: #1 - Roger Sterns (Phi) - 188 - NEW RECORD!
    • Stolen Base Attempts: #2 - Chris Martin (Mon) - 179
    • Stolen Base Attempts: #3 - Tike Hughes (Aus) - 177
    • Stolen Base Attempts: #4 - Doug Carpenter (SJ) - 176
      • 2-4 are NL teams who had to play OKC, who set the SB record this season.
Moving on to team records.
  • HITTING
    • Stolen Bases: Oklahoma City Barons - 444 - NEW RECORD
      • 2nd (Augusta - 221) and 3rd (Boston - 214) combined still only had 435
  • PITCHING
    • None
  • FIELDING
    • None

Career Records

  • Bold indicate active players - they will stay listed until they retire or make the top 15. Includes current team.
  • * indicate HoF members
  • Batting
    • Batting Average
      • Al Samuel - .334
      • Benito Guerreo - .332
      • Jamie Summers - .323
      • Todd Nicholson - .322
      • Chris Foster - .320
    • Home Runs
      1. Alex Tarraga (Buf) - 834
      2. *Albert Cruz - 771
      3. *Ahmed Ratliff - 723
      4. *Willie Cerda - 714
      5. *Johnny Sherman - 701
      6. *Brutus Henry - 660
      7. *Jerrod Griffiths - 646
      8. *Zach Charles - 631
      9. Kendry Lunar - 629
      10. *Howard Greer - 617
      11. Gregory Treinen & *Omar Berroa - 612
      12. *Jordan Abernathy - 605
      13. *Raul Galvez - 598
      14. Pascaul Hernandez - 589
      15. Omar Gonzales (Tok) - 587
      16. Buddy Poole - 582
      17. *Sean Gosling - 578
      18. Timothy Steinbach - 572
      19. Neifi Gandarillas - 569
      20. Keith Halter (NO) & Dorssys Tatis - 565
      • Benny Garvin (SFE) - 514
      • Geronimo Nunez (Bos) - 512
      • Shea Crowe (Chi) - 509
      • Chuck Brinson (Bos) - 480
      • Al Martinez (Pit) - 471
      • Yoervis Colome (NY) & Alex Perez (Har) - 466
      • Jumbo Sakamoto (Ana) - 437
      • Kenny Jacquez (Min) - 432
      • Baseline - 430
    • RBI
      1. Alex Tarraga (Buf) - 2,069
      2. *Albert Cruz - 2,032
      3. *Johnny Sherman - 2,008
      4. *Brutus Henry - 1,898
      5. *Willie Cerda - 1,885
      6. *Ahmed Ratliff - 1,867
      7. Kendry Lunar - 1,850
      8. *Zach Charles - 1,846
      9. Timothy Steinbach & *Rafael Benitez - 1,831
      10. *Jerrod Griffiths - 1,783
      11. Luis Carrasco - 1,741
      12. *Howard Greer - 1,736
      13. *Eugene Brantley - 1,705
      14. *Raul Galvez - 1,692
      15. Pascaul Hernandez - 1,679
      • Keith Halter (NO) - 1,577
      • Jorge Johnson (CSP) - 1,504
      • Yoervis Colome (NY) - 1,462
      • Omar Gonzales (Tok) - 1,450
      • Chuck Brinson (Bos) - 1,421
      • Al Martinez (Pit) - 1,383
      • Geronimo Nunez (Bos) - 1,371
      • Kenny Jacquez (Min) - 1,365
      • Shea Crowe (Chi) - 1,310
      • Anibal Castillo (CSP) - 1,295
      • Harry Padilla (NY) - 1,280
      • Jeff Newfield (Chi) - 1,273
      • Jumbo Sakamoto (Ana) - 1,265
      • Benny Garvin (SFE) - 1,215
      • Baseline - 1,200
    • Hits
      1. *Yoenis Portillo - 3,245
      2. *Johnny Sherman - 3,232
      3. *Eugene Brantley - 3,114
      4. Alex Tarraga (Buf) - 2,996
      5. Franisco Baez - 2,995
      6. *Andres Candelaria - 2,991
      7. *Rafael Benitez - 2,982
      8. *Albert Cruz & Midre Mantalban - 2,930
      9. *Brutus Henry - 2,885
      10. *Ubaldo Alvarez - 2,875
      11. Jorge Johnson (CSP) - 2,847
      12. Ernie McEnerney - 2,819
      13. *Zach Charles - 2,815
      14. Lee Schlitter - 2,811
      15. Luis Carrasco - 2,792
      • Harry Padilla (Hel) - 2,731
      • Yoervis Colome (NY) - 2,282
      • Geronimo Nunez (Bos) - 2,281
      • Chan Ho Jiang (NY) - 2,246
      • Jeff Newfield (Chi) - 2,255
      • Al Martinez (Pit) - 2,236
      • Chuck Brinson (Chi) - 2,227
      • Chan Ho Jiang (NY) - 2,213
      • Kenny Jacquez (Min) - 2,211
      • Anibal Castillo (CSP) - 2,169
      • Keith Halter (NO) - 2,058
      • Omar Gonzales (Tok) - 2,051
      • Baseline - 2,000
    • Runs
      1. *Yoenis Portillo - 2,061
      2. *Andres Candelaria - 1,927
      3. *Johnny Sherman - 1,921
      4. Alex Tarraga (Buf) - 1,854
      5. *Mendy Kondou - 1,852
      6. *Brutus Henry - 1,847
      7. Lee Schlitter - 1,819
      8. *Trey Padgett - 1,811
      9. Edinson Hernandez - 1,752
      10. Harry Padilla (Hel) - 1,740
      11. *Ubaldo Alvarez - 1,728
      12. *Willie Cerda - 1,710
      13. *Zach Charles - 1,708
      14. *Albert Cruz - 1,691
      15. *Bill Everhart - 1,682
      • Geronimo Nunez (Bos) - 1,673
      • Yoervis Colome (NY) - 1,486
      • Jorge Johnson (CSP) - 1,430
      • Keith Halter (NO) - 1,406
      • Omar Gonzales (Tok) - 1,387
      • Al Martinez (Pit) - 1,304
      • Kenny Jacquez (Min) - 1,303
      • Chan Ho Jiang (NY) - 1,270
      • Shea Crowe (Chi) - 1,227
      • Baseline - 1,200
    • Stolen Bases
      1. William Katou - 957
      2. Harry Padilla (Hel) - 877
      3. Al Munson (Min) - 853
      4. Jim Ramirez - 781
      5. Matty Moss (Atl) - 724
      6. Marcell Johnson - 716
      7. Ron Weinhardt - 701
      8. Ken Stammen - 697
      9. Robinzon Espinoza - 692
      10. Bryce May - 682
      11. Dennis Gulan - 663
      12. Wilt Pittinger - 654
      13. Yasmany Cubillan - 650
      14. Benji Marin - 628
      15. Calvin Hukata & Lee Schlitter - 618
      • Vic Nova (CSP) - 526
      • Geronimo Nunez (Bos) - 522
      • Baseline - 490
  • Pitching
    • Wins
      1. Gregor Lopez (Buf) - 349
      2. *Chick Munson - 334
      3. *Norman LaPorta - 325
      4. *Thomas Hutchinson - 315
      5. *Bob Graves - 304
      6. *Alberto Beltre - 300
      7. Magglio Exposito (CPS) - 294
      8. *Lyle Wallace - 282
      9. *Francisco Aramboles - 281
      10. JC Wall (Atl) - 280
      11. Juan Galvis - 278
      12. *Carlos Colome - 276
      13. *Yeico Oliva & Midre Tavarez - 273
      14. *Harry Mieses - 271
      15. *Armando Merced - 270
      • William Thompson (NO) - 250
      • Louis Conley (NY) - 246
      • Yovani Parraz (Nas) - 243
      • Arismendy Costilla (Hou) - 241
      • Rico Bonilla (Chi) - 234
      • Koyie Ward (CSP) - 232
      • Max Abreu (CSP) - 207
      • Doc Cortes (Pit) - 216
      • Yuudai Park (Was) - 205
      • Baseline - 200
    • Saves
      1. Jace Sale - 758
      2. Rodrigo Ontiveros - 571
      3. Al Balentien - 490
      4. Jung Hasegawa - 482
      5. Pedro Estrella - 470
      6. Anthony Gordon - 464
      7. Artie Stone - 455
      8. Marvin Walsh - 438
      9. Arthur Camilli - 424
      10. Roger Hermida - 420
      11. Walt White - 410
      12. Troy Hudek - 397
      13. Ronnie Andrews (NO) - 383
      14. Davey Torrealba - 382
      15. Allen Cox - 364
      • Baseline - 300
    • Strikeouts
      1. *Chick Munson - 4,190
      2. Gregor Lopez (Nas) - 3,949
      3. *Alberto Beltre - 3,885
      4. *Norman LaPorta - 3,857
      5. Ryan Fisher - 3,757
      6. *Juan Galvis - 3,484
      7. Bob Graves - 3,482
      8. Dizzy Leonard - 3,446
      9. *Francisco Aramboles - 3,428
      10. Edgar Cortez - 3,352
      11. Koyie Ward (CSP) - 3,352
      12. Yovani Parraz (Mty) - 3,344
      13. Magglio Exposito (CPS) - 3,317
      14. Vasco Serra - 3,304
      15. *Armando Merced - 3,237
      • Mac Inouoe (Dov) - 3,024
      • Rico Bonilla (Chi) - 2,922
      • Yuudai Park (Was) - 2,884
      • Louis Conley (NY) - 2,834
      • William Thompson (NO) - 2,722
      • Doc Cortes (Pit) - 2,703
      • JC Wall (Atl) - 2,337
      • Sergei Griggs (CSP) - 2,335
      • Arismendy Costilla (Hou) - 2,234
      • Max Abreu (CSP) - 2,217
      • Baseline - 2,000
    • Quality Starts
      1. Gregor Lopez (Nas) - 501
      2. *Chick Munson - 462
      3. *Norman LaPorta - 454
      4. *Alberto Beltre - 442
      5. *Thomas Hutchinson - 422
    • Complete Games
      1. *Chick Munson - 105
      2. Randall Washington - 77
      3. Jeffrey Randall - 70
      4. Sammy Otanez - 66
      5. Magglio Exposito (NY) - 63
    • ERA
      1. Yeico Miranda - 2.21
      2. *Jair James - 2.49
      3. Gregor Lopez (Nas) - 2.49
      4. Tomo Hayashi - 2.51
      5. Marcos Owen (Har) - 2.51
    • WHIP
      1. Gregor Lopez (Nas) - 1.02
      2. *James Haselman - 1.03
      3. Antonio Ishida - 1.03
      4. Yeico Miranda - 1.03
      5. Marcos Owen (Har) - 1.04
    • OAV
      1. Yeico Miranda - .194
      2. *Jair James - .197
      3. *James Haselman - .200
      4. Gregor Lopez (Nas) - .204
      5. Antonio Ishida - .204
  • Fielding
    • Plus Plays (C)
      1. Alejandro Unamuno - 6
      2. Marshall Van Ostrand - 6
      3. Stevie Ross - 5
      4. Mike Walls - 5
      5. Ben Curtis - 4
    • Plus Plays (1B)
      1. Alex Tarraga (Buf) - 231
      2. Vic Park - 176
      3. Julian Barber - 175
      4. Keith Halter (NO) - 165
      5. Will Maxwell - 160
    • Plus Plays (2B)
      1. Malcom Brach - 227
      2. George Dubler - 198
      3. Benny Lee - 163
      4. Kevin Coomer - 150
      5. Dennis Gulan - 137
    • Plus Plays (SS)
      1. Riccio Manzanillo - 280
      2. Esteban James - 242
      3. Ubaldo Trevino - 228
      4. Rymer Mota - 204
      5. Hoss Stock - 198
    • Plus Plays (3B)
      1. Roberto Bennett - 257
      2. Alving Palmeiro - 256
      3. Sean Gosling - 204
      4. Jeanmar Furcal - 170
      5. Willie Seay - 162
    • Plus Plays (RF)
      1. Ryan Martin - 104
      2. Mendy Kondou - 80
      3. Davy Oliver (Bos) - 72
      4. Dario Priest - 51
      5. Vladimir Troncoso - 48
    • Plus Plays (CF)
      1. Wilfredo Rincon - 224
      2. PJ Roberts - 217
      3. Eli Espinosa - 214
      4. Ariel Espinoza - 200
      5. Colt Brosius - 192
    • Plus Plays (LF)
      1. Yoervis Colome (NY) - 102
      2. Midre Mantalban - 90
      3. Harry Gonzalez - 89
      4. Harry Amarista - 85
      5. Theo Waters - 81
    • Plus Plays (P)
      1. Lewis Peterson - 68
      2. Thomas Lyon - 62
      3. Bryant Landrum - 49
      4. Tony Corpas - 47
      5. Braeden Abercrombie - 47
    • Runners Caught Stealing
      1. Lyle Bradford - 725
      2. Branch Borders - 719
      3. Jeff Newfield (Chi) - 698
      4. Parker Johnston - 624
      5. Sean Dahl - 618
    • Catcher Earned Run Average
      1. Jesse Taylor - 2.78
      2. Chris Berg - 3.00
      3. Timothy Small - 3.00
      4. Stevie Ross - 3.09
      5. Walt Green - 3.13
      • Gregorio Cordero (NO) - 3.26
      • Kyle Crain (Atl) - 3.32

Award Winners
(* indicates Hall of Famer member)

Franchise Titles
(bold is recent winner)

  • 7 Titles
    • Atlanta (S3, 10, 26, 27, 29, 51, 53)
  • 6 Titles
    • Houston (S4, 7, 8, 28, 33, 55)
  • 5 Titles
    • None
  • 4 Titles
    • Anaheim (S15, 18, 19, 32)
    • Mexico City (S36, 41, 43, 44)
    • Oklahoma City (S40, 42, 45, 47)
    • Pittsburgh (S2, 21, 22, 23)
  • 3 Titles
    • Chicago (S9, 11, 12)
    • Buffalo (S24, 39, 49)
    • Nashville (S17, 37,50)
    • New Orleans (S31, 35, 54)
  • 2 Titles
    • Colorado Springs (S20, 48)
    • Washington DC (S6, 14)
    • Santa Fe (S1, 30)
  • 1 Title
    • Austin (S16)
    • Boston (S38)
    • Helena (S46)
    • Milwaukee (S5)
    • Philadelphia (S52)
    • Salem (S13)
    • Salt Lake City (S34)
    • Vancouver (S25)
    • 0 Titles
    • Augusta
    • Columbus
    • Dover
    • Hartford
    • Huntington
    • Minnesota
    • Montreal
    • New York (AL)
    • San Juan
    • Tacoma
    • Tokyo
S55: NL Hartford v AL Houston, 2-4
S54: NL New Orleans v AL Atlanta, 4-3
S53: NL Buffalo v AL Atlanta, 0-4
S52: NL Chicago v AL Philadelphia, 0-4
S51: NL Buffalo v AL Atlanta, 3-4
S50: NL Tucson (Tokyo) v AL Monterrey (Nashville), 0-4
S49: NL Buffalo v AL Atlanta, 4-0
S48: NL Montreal v AL Colorado Springs, 0-4
S47: NL Oklahoma City v AL Colorado Springs, 4-3
S46: NL Oklahoma City v AL Helena, 0-4
S45: NL Oklahoma City v AL Colorado Springs, 4-3
S44: NL Honolulu (Tokyo) v AL Tampa Bay (Mexico City), 3-4
S43: NL Oklahoma City v AL Tampa Bay (Mexico City), 3-4
S42: NL Oklahoma City v AL New York, 4-2
S41: NL Memphis (New Orleans) v AL Tampa Bay (Mexico City), 3-4
S40: NL Oklahoma City v AL New York, 4-3
S39: NL Buffalo v AL Milwaukee, 4-0
S38: NL Portland (Tacoma) v AL Boston, 3-4
S37: NL Oklahoma City v AL Jackson (Nashville), 3-4
S36: NL Florida (Washington DC) v AL Little Rock (Mexico City), 0-4
S35: NL Montgomery (New Orleans) v AL Houston, 4-3
S34: NL Florida (Washington DC) v AL Salem (Salt Lake City), 1-4
S33: NL Florida (Washington DC) v AL Houston, 2-4
S32: NL Montgomery (New Orleans) v AL Cheyenne (Anaheim), 4-3
S31: NL Montgomery (New Orleans) v AL Texas (Houston), 4-1
S30: NL Monterrey (Santa Fe) v AL Atlanta, 4-3
S29: NL Florida (Washington DC) v AL Atlanta, 2-4
S28: NL Seattle (Tacoma) v AL Texas (Houston), 3-4
S27: NL Florida (Washington DC) v AL Atlanta, 2-4
S26: NL Florida (Washington DC) v AL Atlanta, 1-4
S25: NL Salt Lake City (Vancouver) v AL Texas (Houston), 4-1
S24: NL Buffalo v AL Pawtucket (Milwaukee), 4-2
S23: NL Dover (Pittsburgh) v AL Charlotte (Huntington), 4-0
S22: NL Dover (Pittsburgh) v AL Atlanta, 4-2
S21: NL Dover (Pittsburgh) v AL Colorado Springs, 4-2
S20: NL Dover (Pittsburgh) v AL Colorado Springs, 2-4
S19: NL Dover (Pittsburgh) v AL Vancouver (Anaheim), 2-4
S18: NL El Paso (Austin) v AL Vancouver (Anaheim), 3-4.
S17: NL Buffalo v AL Tampa Bay (Nashville), 0-4.
S16: NL El Paso (Austin) v AL Durham (Augusta), 4-0.
S15: NL Los Angeles (Salem) v AL Vancouver (Anaheim), 1-4.
S14: NL Cincinnati (Washington DC) v AL Durham (Augusta), 4-2.
S13: NL Los Angeles (Salem) v AL Kansas City (Helena), 4-1.
S12: NL Rochester (Chicago) v AL Atlanta, 4-2.
S11: NL Rochester (Chicago) v AL Atlanta, 4-1.
S10: NL Rochester (Chicago) v AL Atlanta, 1-4.
S9: NL Rochester (Chicago) v AL Houston, 4-1. 
S8: NL Honolulu (Vancouver) v AL Houston, 3-4.
S7: NL Dover (Pittsburgh) v AL Houston, 4-1.
S6: NL Cincinnati (Washington DC) v AL New York (Milwaukee), 4-2.
S5: NL Sacramento (Oklahoma City) v AL New York (Milwaukee), 0-4.
S4: NL Dover (Pittsburgh) v AL Florida (Houston), 2-4.
S3: NL Sacramento (Oklahoma City) v AL Chicago (Atlanta), 3-4.
S2: NL Pawtucket (Pittsburgh) v AL Huntington (Atlanta), 4-0.
S1: NL Memphis (Santa Fe) v AL Trenton (Atlanta ); 4-0.
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