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gehrig38 · 06-13-2018, 12:57 AM

ABA SET TO EXPAND FOR THE 2007 SEASON
Commissioner Renba Yadelbuod has announced that the American Baseball Association will once again expand by two teams for the 2007 season.
The Buffalo Nickels and the Austin Colts will begin play in 2007 as National League Clubs.
The Nickels will join the NL East and the Colts will join the NL Central.
Both clubs also announced their farm systems.
Buffalo will run their minor league system out of Connecticut with teams in Bridgeport (AAA) Danbury (AA) Hartford (A) Meriden (SS) and New Britain ® while Austin will run theirs out of Iowa. West Des Moines (AAA) Waterloo (AA) Sioux City (A) Iowa City (SS) and Dubuque ® will house the Colts prospects.

The league will once again hold an expansion draft and ABA clubs will be allowed to protect 30 players who have acquired 3 or more years of professional baseball service.

HIRINGS AND FIRINGS

Minnesota fired Manager Mike Griffin after his 3rd season. The Huskies finished 66-96 and he has a career 381-429 record including 2 years as the skipper in San Diego.
St Louis pulled a rather quick trigger in firing 1st year GM Jared Donaldson after the teams 65-97 season. Donaldson helped steer Oklahoma to a world series title in 2000 and was fired just 26 games into the 2005 season where St Louis then signed him last winter.
In the “no surprise” category Phoenix has fired GM Yi-Chung-Hung after just one season, albeit a dismal 59-103 one at that and Manager Steve Singleton. Singleton had moved from the Bench Coach spot into managing in 2005 but the teams have failed to finish .500 in all but one season of his 10 there.

PHANTOM SOLD TO SHIPPING TYCOON
Billionaire shipping magnate Juan Barrios has purchased the ABA's most valuable franchise in acquiring the Detroit Phantom. The “Yankees of the ABA” as they are known reportedly were acquired for the tidy sum of 2.2 billion dollars. Juan has made it clear this is a 'for profit' venture and he will be totally hands off on baseball ops and open with the pocketbook. For a team already operating with the largest budget in the game (70m) and the games 2nd highest payroll (45m), it's not going to get easier for the American League, especially the Phantoms opponents in the AL East.

06-13-2018, 12:57 AM	#123
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,907	2006-07 offseason ABA SET TO EXPAND FOR THE 2007 SEASON Commissioner Renba Yadelbuod has announced that the American Baseball Association will once again expand by two teams for the 2007 season. The Buffalo Nickels and the Austin Colts will begin play in 2007 as National League Clubs. The Nickels will join the NL East and the Colts will join the NL Central. Both clubs also announced their farm systems. Buffalo will run their minor league system out of Connecticut with teams in Bridgeport (AAA) Danbury (AA) Hartford (A) Meriden (SS) and New Britain ® while Austin will run theirs out of Iowa. West Des Moines (AAA) Waterloo (AA) Sioux City (A) Iowa City (SS) and Dubuque ® will house the Colts prospects. The league will once again hold an expansion draft and ABA clubs will be allowed to protect 30 players who have acquired 3 or more years of professional baseball service. HIRINGS AND FIRINGS Minnesota fired Manager Mike Griffin after his 3rd season. The Huskies finished 66-96 and he has a career 381-429 record including 2 years as the skipper in San Diego. St Louis pulled a rather quick trigger in firing 1st year GM Jared Donaldson after the teams 65-97 season. Donaldson helped steer Oklahoma to a world series title in 2000 and was fired just 26 games into the 2005 season where St Louis then signed him last winter. In the “no surprise” category Phoenix has fired GM Yi-Chung-Hung after just one season, albeit a dismal 59-103 one at that and Manager Steve Singleton. Singleton had moved from the Bench Coach spot into managing in 2005 but the teams have failed to finish .500 in all but one season of his 10 there. PHANTOM SOLD TO SHIPPING TYCOON Billionaire shipping magnate Juan Barrios has purchased the ABA's most valuable franchise in acquiring the Detroit Phantom. The “Yankees of the ABA” as they are known reportedly were acquired for the tidy sum of 2.2 billion dollars. Juan has made it clear this is a 'for profit' venture and he will be totally hands off on baseball ops and open with the pocketbook. For a team already operating with the largest budget in the game (70m) and the games 2nd highest payroll (45m), it's not going to get easier for the American League, especially the Phantoms opponents in the AL East. __________________ The Chicago Iron Pigs 2012-2024 The IBL's first 13 years The Alaska Avalanche 2024-2030 Moving on to my birthplace The San Antonio Silver Stars 2030-2034 From one big state, Alaska, to another, Texas!