Best Record: 84-78 (1987)
Worst Record: 59-103 (1984)
Playoff Appearances: 1
Championships: 0
The Miami Gators are, along with the Denver Wolves, the most recent expansion team to enter the league, having only been around for six years. They had a rough start, as most expansion teams do, but just finished in first place this season, despite only posting an 81-81 record. Not only did they win a weak division with an even .500 record, but they beat a higher seeded team (the Oakland Panthers) in the ABC Division Series to move on to the ABC Championship Series, facing a Baltimore Blackbirds team that had just pulled off the exact same feat. The Blackbirds prevailed and went on to win the World Series.
Outlook for 1990:
The Gators are not the strongest team in the world, but in a weak division there should be no reason that they can contend again. They may not be a threat to win it all, but a division title and another trip to the playoffs is a definite possibility.
Current Manager:
Brock Reyes is the third manager in Gators history, and just led them to their first playoff appearance and their first playoff series win. Reyes was previously the pitching coach for the San Francisco Seals. As a player, he was a relief pitcher for the Oklahoma City Twisters/Kansas City Cyclones from 1962 to 1973.
Hall of Famers:
None