The Seminole Baseball Association (Est. 1912)

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1912

The Seminole Baseball Association

On the sands and swamps of Florida, baseball was born. The starting year is 1912, and 8 teams were formed to compete at the Major League level.

The teams:


I am going to let the league play out for 10 years before I take over a team to manage. One other league exists, the New York Independent League.

I may expand to add other leagues as time goes on.

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The 1st pick in the inaugural draft goes to the Cape Coral Canaries. They take RF Javier "Hack" Ubillus out of Greater Northdale, FL. 25 yrs old, and very high contact ratings. He should be a force at the top of the lineup for the Canaries.

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The champions of season 1 goes to the Tallahassee Chanticleers. Tallahassee won the division with a 95-67 record, and defeated second place finisher Pembroke Pines in the World Series.

Tallahassee was led by Cy Young Winner/MVP, Tony Gaston. Gaston, a 28 year old RH out of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, won 29 games to go with a 2.42 ERA.


The Chanticleers also claimed the league's batting champion in 3B Alex Hernandez. Hernandez hit .362 with 31 doubles, and 18 triples. Hernandez, a Key West native, was drafted in the 3rd round of the inaugural draft.



No no hitters were tossed in 1912.
Homerun champion (12), and RBI leader (102): Chase Ransom (Cape Coral)

Note: #1 overall pick Javier Ubillus suffered a torn UCL, and will miss 6 months. Ubillus did .353 in 115 games.

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The GM of the Orlando Schooners, Nate Gilbert, made 3 key off season moves to build his team into a champion. The Schooners, finishing second in the league, upset regular season champion Oakland Park.

The Schooners acquired:
1B George "Enforcer" Slaughter from the Orcas. Slaughter was named MVP of the Florida World Series, and drove in 81 during the reg. season.

SP Kevin Moore: Moore, a Tampa native, left his hometown team to join the Schooners. Moore led the league in wins with 25.

OF Javier "Hack" Ubillus: The former #1 pick by the Canaries became a free agent and signed a 7 year deal with Orlando. Ubillus hit. 288 with a league leading .438 OBP, and stole 58 bases.

Notes:
TAL SP Tony Watson wins his 2nd straight Pitcher of the Year Award finishing with a 24-16 record and 2.67 ERA.

The MVP award goes to Orlando's Chris McNair. McNair finished the season with a .335 AVG, and scored a league high 119 runs.

Alex Hernandez of TAL, wins his 2nd straight batting title with a .339 AVG.

We are still waiting on our 1st no-hitter.

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They are partying in St. Petersburg, as the Parrots swept the Oakland Park Mammoths in the WS. Oakland Park and St. Pete battled to the end for the regular season title, as a game 163 was needed in order to determine 1st place.

Jody Anderson, was the hero for St. Pete. Anderson, a left handed SP, was 2-0 in the WS with a 2 CG's and a 0.50 ERA. Anderson finished the reg. season with a 25-16 record.

It was Oakland Park's second consecutive season winning the reg. season but falling in the championship series.

Pitcher of the Year Award: Aaron Day of Oakland Park. 27-13 record and a 1.91 ERA. Day's 1st major award.

MVP: Day also took home the MVP trophy for the season.

Preston Parker may have been robbed of an award. Parker (TAM) finished the season with a 29-12 record and a 1.87 ERA. Parker has won 83 games in 3 seasons.

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These are my favorite types of dynasties to read about. Small leagues, uncommon teams and places and just no relation to anything except your vision you have for the league.

I see so many people doing MLB dynasties and wonder how they can stay interested for so long. To me, I like the oddball teams and leagues no one would ever think of loading up and seeing what team wins the league in whatever year. I can't think of the word, but just very different, standing out from the main crowd type of stuff if you get where I'm going.

Anyways, I hope you continue with This! Seems great so far!

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Thank you Sizeman! I sort of came up with it on a whim, and decided to go with it. Right now, I'm just interested in seeing how the league plays out and how the players perform. I have no expectations, and I like it that way.

I appreciate the input.

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For the second straight season, the Parrots are league champions!!!! This time, the St. Pete club dominated the regular season, and took care of business over Tallahassee 4 games to 1. It was Tallahassee's second appearance in the post season.

The pitching staff of St. Pete propelled the Parrots to victory behind
Allen Hopson (a free agent pickup from Tampa) 23-9 2.08ERA
Jody Anderson 22-16 2.28 ERA and
Jim Lewis 20-14 2.45 ERA.

Notes from 1915:
Tyler Tinsley (TAL) was named Pitcher of the Year and MVP with a 22-12 record and a 2.12 ERA.

The first no-hitter!!! Adam Hansen of Oakland Park (6-8 during the season). Hansen is a journey man pitcher pitching for his 3rd club in 3 years!!

Jason Jensen of St. Pete wins the batting title with a .332 AVG. He is a lifetime .331 hitter at the age of 27.

Pictured here: A parade down St. Petersburg's Central Ave. to celebrate the city's 2nd title!

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OAKLAND PARK-Oakland Park completed an amazing regular season (108-54) with a championship over 2 time defending champion St. Petersburg. St. Pete had taken down Oakland Park in the championship series last season, but the Mammoths get their first title.

Where is Oakland Park? Oakland Park is slightly north of Ft. Lauderdale. A booming baseball town with a population that prefers to be outside of the growing city of Ft. Lauderdale.

The Mammoths were led by POTY Award winner Greg Miller. Miller set a record for wins in a season by finishing the season with a record of 30-6! He also sported a 1.89 ERA. Oakland Park also is the home of the league MVP. Pete Pederson hit .323 to claim the league's batting title.

Other notes: The league is considering expanding within the next 3 years. Top cities that are on the list include Ocala, Key West, Naples, and Vero Beach.

Greg Miller, Oakland Park

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TAMPA-The Timberjacks celebrated the first championship in franchise history in style last night as they defeated Tallahassee in 6 games. Tampa finished the season with a 94-68 record, 3 games ahead of Tallahassee.

Awards:
Tallahassee hurler Tony Gaston had a season to remember taking home the POTY Award, as well as the MVP. It is Gaston's third POTY Award, and 2nd MVP. Gaston was 28-10 with a 1.78 ERA.

Expansion: Well, after the season, it was announced that 2 new clubs will be entering the league (the game generated them to my surprise)

The Pensecola Ospreys and the Kendall West Ranchers will be drafting in an expansion draft very soon. Logos will be posted as well.

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The Pensacola Ospreys

The Ospreys select LF Jason Bishop from St. Pete in the 1st Round of the draft. Bishop is a 30yr old career .229 hitter.

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The Kendall West Ranchers

Kendall West selects 27yr old 3B David Volpe from Orlando. Volpe as played in 13 career games, and sports a .111 career AVG.

Note: Kendall West is a suburb on the west side of Miami.

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The Kendall West Ranchers logo:

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ST. PETERSBURG- For the third time, the Parrots are the SBA champions. St. Pete finished 2nd behind regular season champion Tallahassee, but took care of business in the championship series. Geoff Sawyer, a newcomer to the team, won 26 games for the Parrots. Sawyer was a free agent and came over across the bay from Tampa. Aaron Maly, another former Tampa player, won the league's batting title with a .337 AVG.

In 7 seasons, the Parrots have won the championship 3 times.

Notes:
Tony Gaston (TAL), was again the league's POTY, and MVP. Gaston finished the season with a 27-9 record and a 1.97 ERA. It his 4th POTY Award, and 3rd MVP.

In 7 seasons, only 1 no-hitter has been thrown.

Records of expansion teams:
Pensacola 61-101
Kendall West 58-104

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PLAYER PROFILE: Tony Gaston, Tallahassee Chanticleers

Tony Gaston was drafted in the 1912 inaugural draft with the #2 pick overall by Tallahassee.

In 7 seasons, he has amassed 4 POTY Awards, and 3 MVPs. His record as a SP stands at 169-99 and a career 2.32 ERA.

He also owns 3 Gold Gloves, and was a member of the league's 1st championship team in 1912.

As of now, he on top of the league in career wins, K's, and career WAR.

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ST PETERSBURG-The Parrots have won an unprecedented 4th league championship in 8 seasons. After a dominating 105-57 regular season, the Parrots dropped the Ocoee Orcas in 6 games.

Ocoee was making its 1st ever postseason appearance. Where is Ocoee? It's a suburb west of Orlando.

Jody Anderson, of St. Pete, won his 1st ever POTY Award. Anderson finished with a 24-11 record and a 2.01 ERA. Anderson has always been in the conversation for the award, but finally was able to wrestle it away from Tony Gaston this season.

The MVP of the league went to young LF Willie "Sooner" Topete from Ocoee. Topete, the former #1 draft pick from 1913, displayed his talents on the field to the tune of a .352 AVG (batting title), and a league record 228 hits. It was Topete's 2nd league batting title.

Up next: Player and team of the decade.

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Team of the Decade

The team of the decade unquestionably goes to the St. Petersburg Parrots. The Parrots won 4 championships and a career .559 winning percentage.


Player of the Decade

SP Tony Gaston (TAL) 184-108 record, 2.29 ERA, 211 CG's, 33 shut outs, 4 POTY Awards, 3 MVPs, 3 Gold Gloves, and 1 championship ring. Gaston currently is 35 years old.

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ST. PETERSBURG- Championship number 5!!! Manager Bill Muzi is putting together quite the career. He has reached "Legendary" status as manager of the Parrots, has won Manager of the Year 5 times, and doesn't look to slow down anytime soon. It is the third straight championship for Muzi and the Parrots. St. Pete knocked off Tallahassee again. Tallahassee has reached the playoffs 5 times, but has only won the championship once.

The POTY and MVP award both go to, shocker, Tony "Pumpkin" Gaston. Gaston, carving out his own legendary career has now won the POTY award 5 times, and the MVP 4 times. Gaston posted a 28-10 mark with a 2.06 ERA. On top of it, he signed a 2 year extension to stay in Tallahassee. Gaston, at the age of 36, is reaching the twilight of his career.

Pat "Sundown" Anderson of Tallahassee wins his first batting title with a .351 AVG. A lifetime hitter of .304 hopes to continue his hot hitting next season.

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ST PETERSBURG-Another season, another championship for St. Petersburg. St. Pete snuck into the playoffs on the last day of the season to get the wildcard, and then handed Tallahassee another post season defeat. It is the 6th title for the club located on the west coast of Florida.

Awards: Yep, Tony Gaston, again. Gaston won his 6th POTY Award, and 5th MVP. He has won the POTY award 4 of the last 5 seasons. He finished 1921 with a 25-8 record and led the league in ERA with a 2.77 ERA.

Notes:

Offense is starting to pick up. Mitchell Hancock of St. Petersburg wins the HR crown with 18.

Daniel Andrade of Cape Coral wins the batting title with a stellar .372 AVG.

And Fadil Koci! 60 doubles in 1921. The 28yr old 1B of Tampa had a previous high of 33 in 1918.

The 1st PERFECT GAME in league history was thrown by Steve Rodriquez of Pensecola. Rodriquez completed the feat on 7/12/21 against the Kendall West Ranchers. Interestingly enough, Rodriquez is a former Kendall West player. Rodriquez hails from Titusville, FL. He has a career 78-94 record.

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ST PETERSBURG-Wow! The drive for 5 was complete with a series victory over Tallahassee again!!!! It is the 7th championship for the Parrots franchise! Another amazing thing is the fact that the Parrots have only won the regular season twice! The other five have come when they have finished in 2nd place. This year was extra special as the Parrots sneaked into the playoffs on the last day of the season. Newcomers to the league, Kendall West, blew a September lead to let the Parrots into the playoffs.

Records go Down!
Many records were broken this season. Especially offensively.
1. Kevin Naylor (TAL) won the batting title with a league record .378 AVG.
2. Nathan Manganella (KW) hit 40 triples!
3. Daniel "High Pockets" Andrade (CC) set the record for homers (26), RBI's (136), and total bases (372).
4. Alan Beasley (KW) scored 131 runs.
5. Tim Tugman of Orlando won 33 games!

Awards:
Tugman was selected POTY for the Schooners with a record of 33-19. He also was named MVP for the 1922 season.

What about Tony Gaston whose name usually occupies the awards category? He finished the season 11-13, as age is becoming a factor. He is 38 years old.