World Baseball Association : A World of Fictional Leagues

[marco999]

Introduction

I’ve never done anything like this on OOTP, but I’ve done some of these over the years in games like FIFA, Total Extreme Wrestling and more recently Hollywood Movie Studio, but I’ve never been as passionate as I am right now with my OOTP save. I’ll apologize to you in advance for my grammar mistakes, because I think it’s important for you to know that English isn’t my first language and I learned it at school, so please be gentle and if you see any mistakes, feel free to mention them to me and I’ll try to correct them to the best of my capacities.

Right now, I’m simulating the 2004 season of my game (it started in 2000) and there are already new teams in the league. As you’ll see, I was immensely inspired by CivicEvo’s wonderful Growing Baseball Worldwide: A Business Dynasty that I believe you should all read, because it’s that much awesome. My main goal is to grow baseball into a worldwide sport, starting with a five team league in the United States.

There won’t be much text in my updates because I created a wikia that I'll update at the beginning of every season

SPOILERS AHEAD : http://world-baseball-association.wi...sociation_Wiki

I also want to thank everyone who contributed to the immense logo pack I use and everyone who will read this dynasty.

[marco999]

2000 ABA Inaugural Draft

Round #1

Pick #1 - RF Wyatt Kenny (BOS)

Birthday: 02/09/1972
Born in: Brampton, ON
Nationality: Canadian
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 225 lbs

Pick #2 - CF Haroun Al Rachid bin Fadi (DAL)

Birthday: 10/15/1971
Born in: Washington, DC
Nationality: American
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 195 lbs

Pick #3 - RHP Joe bin Wafeeq (NY)

Birthday: 05/08/1978
Born in: Los Angeles, CA
Nationality: American
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 205 lbs

Pick #4 - 2B Jake Allen (CHI)

Birthday: 03/25/1969
Born in: San Rafael, CA
Nationality: American
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 195 lbs

Pick #5 - RF Travis Nelson (MIA)

Birthday: 05/23/1974
Born in: Princeton, IL
Nationality: American
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 205 lbs

Round #2

Pick #6 - CF Adam Cassidy (MIA)

Birthday: 05/06/1971
Born in: Mesa, AZ
Nationality: American
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 190 lbs

Pick #7 - CF Mike Hendrickson (CHI)

Birthday: 06/06/1970
Born in: Grayson Valley, AL
Nationality: American
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 195 lbs

Pick #8 - C Kevin Wesling (NY)

Birthday: 04/23/1970
Born in: Towson, MD
Nationality: American
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 205 lbs

Pick #9 - RHP Jeff Quillen (DAL)

Birthday: 08/10/1972
Born in: Chantilly, VA
Nationality: American
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 200 lbs

Pick #10 - LHP Bryant Carriere (BOS)

Birthday: 03/06/1970
Born in: Longueuil, QC
Nationality: Canadian
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 205 lbs

[marco999]

2000 ABA Teams Opening Day Roster


Boston Bandits


Pitching Rotation

1. LHP Brent Raymond
2. LHP Bryant Carriere
3. LHP Wilfred Linfoot
4. RHP Esteban Leon
5. LHP Mike Bentz

Bullpen

CL Brian Bell
RP Jaime Freese
RP Manuel Luna
RP Tommy Black
RP Evan Friedman
RP Jeff Hall
RP Jaden Harley
RP Bryan Burnside

Lineup

1. CF Jimmy Norris
2. C Kurt Dale
3. RF Wyatt Kenny
4. LF Chris Rommel
5. DH Paul Young
6. 2B Harry Norris
7. 3B Mike Meininger
8. SS Lewis Row
9. 1B Judd Allen

Bench
C Matt Dillon
CF Morgan Lynch
RF Sergio Torres


Chicago Cyclones


Pitching Rotation

1. LHP Lyle Ekberg
2. RHP Randy Nelson
3. RHP Isaiah Coleman
4. LHP Harry Tyler
5. RHP Larry Burke

Bullpen

CL David Koester
RP Rodney Madden
RP Roberto Lantigua
RP Eric Grassmyer
RP Eddie Thiel
RP Gustavo Gallegos
RP Bubba Kelly
RP Dwight Milley

Lineup

1. 2B Jake Allen
2. LF Rick Martin
3. RF Mike Payton
4. CF Mike Hendrickson
5. SS Tony Abalos
6. 3B Cam Sharp
7. 1B Pat Cruse
8. DH Dylan St-Clair
9. C David Zahm

Bench

C Dennis Baker
SS Ryan Reynolds
CF Ethan Barrett


Dallas Rangers


Pitching Rotation
1. RHP Jeff Quillen
2. LHP Grant Limon
3. RHP Clint Gebauer
4. RHP Mike Bush
5. RHP Isaiah Thomas

Bullpen

CL Jeff Yeadon
RP Jonathan Holt
RP Mike Williams
RP Ray Child
RP Ahmed Morris
RP Joe House

Lineup

1. CF Alberto Rogers
2. SS Ernie Rutledge
3. DH Haroun Al Rachid bin Fadi
4. RF Pete Bunker
5. 1B Myles Moody
6. 3B Eric Eaton
7. LF Tom Bolduc
8. 2B Mario Padilla
9. C Roy Shaker

Bench

C Josh Guerrero
2B Danny Bradsher
SS Mike Bator
SS Steve McAuley
RF Jamie Schopf



Miami Sunbirds


Pitching Rotation

1. RHP Lance Oliver
2. LHP Chris O'Kelly
3. RHP Dana Kinkade
4. LHP Josh Barnett
5. RHP Jerry Rojas

Bullpen

CL Joe Marshall
RP Jon Thur
RP Blake Walker
RP Andy Baker
RP Kevin Watson
RP Josh Williams
RP Joe Jasso

Lineup

1. CF Adam Cassidy
2. 2B Matt Gregg
3. LF Bill Orr
4. RF Travis Nelson
5. 1B Pedro Salazar
6. 3B Seth Parker
7. DH Josh Proper
8. SS Jared Goodman
9. C Andres Torres

Bench

C Chris Goodwin
2B Fred Oakes
SS Chase Nail
CF Wayne Britten



New York Bombers


Pitching Rotation

1. RHP Joe bin Wafeeq
2. RHP Bill McCrary
3. RHP Dustin Potas
4. RHP Jeremy Hatch
5. LHP John Weberg

Bullpen

CL Francisco Nieves
RP Lewis Marshall
RP Danny Yocum
RP Mike Williams
RP Ryan Price
RP Cory Webb
RP Daryl MacKay
RP Pedro Perez

Lineup

1. 2B Brent Sutton
2. C Kevin Wesling
3. CF Jon Bressner
4. RF Juan Perez
5. DH Jonathan Scotton
6. SS Guadalupe Olivas
7. 3B Kory Myers
8. 1B Andy Lutz
9. LF Mark Grenier

Bench

C Danny Zirbes
3B Giustino Falchonelli
RF Max Hamel

[marco999]

2000 Season

Unfortunately, due to an error on my end, some teams didn't play the same number of games than others, this will be fixed for the 2001 season.



The New York Bombers win the American League division for the first time ever and will face the Dallas Rangers in the first ever Championship Series!



New York blew a 3-1 lead to Dallas who win the first ever Championship Series

2000 Awards

Great Glove Award

P Joe bin Wafeeq (NY)
C Kurt Dale (BOS)
1B Pat Cruse (CHI)
2B Mario Padilla (DAL)
3B Cam Sharp (CHI)
SS Jared Goodman (MIA)
LF Mark Grenier (NY)
CF Morgan Lynch (BOS)
RF Mike Payton (CHI)

Silver Slugger

C Kevin Wesling (NY) .351/.461/.628, 148 AB, 10 HR, 2.6 WAR
1B Pedro Salazar (MIA) .261/.442/.570, 142 AB, 13 HR, 1.6 WAR
2B Brent Sutton (NY) .344/.399/.467, 180 AB, 3 HR, 1.2 WAR
3B Kory Myers (NY) .308/.384/.497, 143 AB, 5 HR, 1.1 WAR
SS Guadalupe Olivas (NY) .333/.397/.461, 165 AB, 3 HR, 0.6 WAR
LF Bill Orr (MIA) .295/.401/.651, 149 AB, 14 HR, 1.6 WAR
CF Jon Bressner (NY) .318/.398/.555, 173 AB, 10 HR, 1.4 WAR
RF Travis Nelson (MIA) .380/.448/.696, 171 AB, 13 HR, 2.0 WAR
DH Jonathan Scotton (NY) .306/.381/.503, 173 AB, 9 HR, 0.8 WAR

Reliever of the Year

Jeff Yeadon (DAL) 2-2, 10 SV, 0.74 ERA, 24.1 IP, 36 K

Rookie of the Year

RHP Joe bin Wafeeq (NY) 4-4, 11G, 72 IP, 60 K, 4.13 ERA

Pitcher of the Year

CL Jeff Yeadon (DAL) 2-2, 10 SV, 0.74 ERA, 24.1 IP, 36 K

Most Valuable Player

C Kevin Wesling (NY) .351/.461/.628, 148 AB, 10 HR, 2.6 WAR

As you can see, the first season's really a short report. The other seasons will be divided in multiple reports with much more details. But, you'll find more details on the wikia.

[marco999]

2000 Offseason

Free Agents Fillings

Reigning MVP Silver Slugger at catcher and 8th overall pick in the inaugural draft Kevin Wesling headlines this year's free agents group. He said regarding his decision to not extend his contract with the New York Bombers that he wants to be the uncontested leader in his next team.

The two biggest free agents except Wesling are Silver Sluggers at RF and 2B Travis Nelson and Guadalupe Olivas. Nelson left the Sunbirds over a salary disagreement and the New York Bombers didn't planned on resigning 37 year-old Olivas at the end of this contract.

I just want to add that I didn't initially planned to write a dynasty based on this save until the 2001 season, so that's why the first season isn't really detailed. The 2001 season will feature way more details than the first one.

[CivicEvo]

Wow thanks so much for the shout out! Super excited to follow this and to see where you take the world

[marco999]

Originally Posted by CivicEvo

Wow thanks so much for the shout out! Super excited to follow this and to see where you take the world

Thanks, I just want to say that your dynasty is what inspired me to create mine and I really don't think that I can reach your level of awesomeness.

Don't forget to check out the wikia

[marco999]

2001 ABA Teams Opening Day Roster

***The players in bold didn't play for that team last year and everyone has their stat from the previous year next to them.***


Boston Bandits
Last Year: 17-26 (5th)


Pitching Rotation

1. LHP Bryant Carriere 5-3, 2.97 ERA, 66.2 IP, 48 K, 1.14 WHIP
2. LHP Wilfred Linfoot 1-4, 6.04 ERA, 53.2 IP, 30 K, 1.64 WHIP
3. RHP Esteban Leon 2-3, 5.58 ERA, 40.1 IP, 28 K, 1.51 WHIP
4. RHP Joe Jasso 2-2, 5.30 ERA, 35.2 IP, 22 K, 1.46WHIP (MIA)
5. LHP John Weberg 3-1, 3.82 ERA, 30.2 IP, 20 K, 1.27 WHIP (NY)

Bullpen

CL Brian Bell 0-3, 9 SV, 1.31 ERA, 20.2 IP, 16 K, 1.26 WHIP
RP Jaime Freese 1-4, 3.45 ERA, 15.2 IP, 17 K, 1.15 WHIP
RP Manuel Luna 1-2, 0.93 ERA, 29 IP, 19 K, 0.97 WHIP
RP Mike Williams 4-1, 3.80 ERA, 23.2 IP, 22 K, 1.39 WHIP (DAL)
RP Gustavo Gallegos 1-1, 1 SV, 11.88 ERA, 16.2 IP, 12 K, 2.16 WHIP (CHI)
RP Andy Baker 2-2, 1 SV, 4.88 ERA, 24 IP, 12 K, 1.42 WHIP (MIA)

Lineup

1. CF Morgan Lynch 106 AB, .283/.350/.340, 0 HR, 6 RBI
2. SS Ernie Rutledge 152 AB, .250/.410/.375, 4 HR, 18 RBI (DAL)
3. RF Wyatt Kenny 166 AB, .325/.417/.681, 16 HR, 29 RBI
4. 1B Myles Moody 156 AB, .269/.375/.468, 8 HR, 24 RBI (DAL)
5. LF Tom Bolduc 123 AB, .366/.409/.488, 1 HR, 12 RBI (DAL)
6. 2B Harry Norris 171 AB, .281/.339/.450, 7 HR, 20 RBI
7. DH Paul Young 151 AB, .305/.344/.477, 5 HR, 24 RBI
8. 3B Danny McCoy (Reserve Roster)
9. C Matt Dillon 28 AB, .214/.267/.250, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Bench
1B Judd Allen 106 AB, .255/.322/.491, 6 HR, 22 RBI
2B Mike Meininger 162 AB, .241/.303/.302, 2 HR, 13 RBI
SS Jack Cole 28 AB, .1799/.273/.214, 0 HR, 3 RBI (MIA)
SS Lewis Row 160 AB, .263/.287/.319, 0 HR, 12 RBI
CF Jimmy Norris 131 AB, .183,.252,.290, 4 HR, 14 RBI


Chicago Cyclones
Last Year : 19-21 (4th)


Pitching Rotation

1. LHP Lyle Ekberg 5-5, 3.76 ERA, 79 IP, 58 K, 1.33 WHIP
2. RHP Isaiah Coleman 0-3, 4.50 ERA, 44 IP, 28 K, 1.50 WHIP
3. RHP Graham Kelly (Reserve Roster)
4. RHP Eric Grassmyer 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.1 IP, 2 K, 1.29 WHIP
5. LHP Bryan Sanders (1st Round Pick in 2000 Draft)

Bullpen

CL David Koester 0-2, 8 SV, 2.45 ERA, 18.1 IP, 26 K, 1.04 WHIP
RP Rodney Madden 1-0, 1 SV, 2.84 ERA, 12.2 IP, 15 K, 1.34 WHIP
RP Roberto Lantigua 3-0, 2 SV, 3.72 ERA, 19.1 IP, 23 K, 1.14 WHIP
RP Chris Walker (#2 Round Pick in the 2000 Draft)
RP John Bush (Reserve Roster)
RP Jeff Abramowitz (4th Round Pick in the 2000 Draft)
RP Chris Heinzman (5th Round Pick in the 2000 Draft)

Lineup

1. 3B Cam Sharp 154 AB, .279/.410/.351, 0 HR, 14 RBI
2. RF Rick Martin 26 AB, .269/.345/.308, 0 HR, 3 RBI
3. SS Tony Abalos 148 AB, .318/.374/.453, 2 HR, 31 RBI
4. CF Mike Hendrickson 104 AB, .288/.367/.567, 7 HR, 20 RBI
5. DH Pat Cruse 143 AB, .329/.422/.531, 6 HR, 27 RBI
6. 1B Dylan St-Clair 158 AB, .297/.325/.399, 2 HR, 16 RBI
7. C Ethan Barrett 134 AB, .231/.290/.351, 0 HR, 17 RBI
8. 2B Fred Oakes 6 AB, .000/.143/.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI (MIA)
9. LF Tim Rottler (3rd Round Pick in the 2000 Draft)

Bench

3B Andy Seybert (1st Round Pick in the 2000 Draft)
LF Scott LaFortune (Reserve Roster)
CF Andy Donald (6th Round Pick in the 2000 Draft)


Dallas Rangers
Last Year: 23-19 (2nd)


Pitching Rotation
1. RHP Jeff Quillen 5-4, 3.76 ERA, 67 IP, 56 K, 1.36 WHIP
2. LHP Brent Raymond 2-1, 3.60 ERA, 30 IP, 18 K, 1.37 WHIP (BOS)
3. LHP Grant Limon 0-2, 8.20 ERA, 18.2 IP, 13 K, 1.71 WHIP
4. RHP Randy Nelson 6-2, 4.70 ERA, 69 IP, 26 K, 1.52 WHIP (CHI)
5. LHP Mike Bantz 3-1, 3.04 ERA, 47.1 IP, 28 K, 1.33 WHIP (BOS)

Bullpen

CL Jeff Yeadon 2-2, 10 SV, 0.74 ERA, 24.1 IP, 36 K, 0.58 WHIP
RP Jonathan Holt 2-1, 2 SV, 3.15 ERA, 20 IP, 26 K, 1.90 WHIP
RP Joe House 1-0, 8.59 ERA, 14.2 IP, 5 K, 1.91 WHIP
RP Bryan Burnside 0-1, 7.36 ERA, 18.1 IP, 8 K, 1.91 WHIP (BOS)
RP Josh Williams 0-1, 5.89 ERA, 18.1 IP, 12 K, 1.47 WHIP (MIA)
RP Mike Bush 2-3, 4.92 ERA, 56.2 IP, 26 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1. 2B Mario Padilla 151 AB, .278/.357/.377, 3 HR, 20 RBI
2. SS Matt Gregg 131 AB, .344/.403/.496, 3 HR, 17 RBI (MIA)
3. CF Haroun Al Rachid bin Fadi 173 AB, .289/.347/.514, 10 HR, 32 RBI
4. RF Travis Nelson 171 AB, .380/.448/.696, 13 HR, 40 RBI (MIA)
5. DH Chris Rommel 161 AB, .242/.328/.453, 8 HR, 26 RBI (BOS)
6. LF Jamie Schopf 94 AB, .277/.324/.436, 3 HR, 10 RBI
7. 3B Seth Parker 156 AB, .282/.331/.494, 8 HR, 26 RBI (MIA)
8. C Andres Torres 96 AB, .260/.321/.417, 4 HR, 16 RBI (MIA)
9. 1B Jose Arce 42 AB, .214/.313/.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI (MIA)

Bench

C Dennis Baker 54 AB, .204/.237/.352, 2 HR, 9 RBI (CHI)
2B Matt Wilson 5 AB, .000/.167/.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI (NY)
3B Jeremy Turner (Reserve Roster)
SS Giustino Falchonelli 68 AB, .279/.329/.338, 0 HR, 3 RBI (NY)
CF Alberto Rogers 152 AB, .263/.292/.355, 3 HR, 20 RBI


Miami Sunbirds
Last Year: 22-20 (3rd)


Pitching Rotation

1. RHP Dana Kinkade 6-1, 4.33 ERA, 70.2 IP, 42 K, 1.60 WHIP
2. LHP Chris O'Kelly 0-2, 7.86 ERA, 26.1 IP, 24 K, 2.09 WHIP
3. RHP Lance Oliver 3-2, 6.85 ERA, 43.1 IP, 26 K, 1.59 WHIP
4. LHP Josh Barnett 3-4, 5.12 ERA, 51 IP, 37 K, 1.57 WHIP
5. LHP Blake Walker 2-0, 3.29 ERA, 38.1 IP, 14 K, 1.23 WHIP

Bullpen

CL Joe Marshall 2-3, 10 SV, 2.63 ERA, 24 IP, 27 K, 1.04 WHIP
RP Jon Thur 1-2, 1 SV, 4.38 ERA, 12.1 IP, 15 K, 1.46 WHIP
RP Dwight Milley 0-1, 3.71 ERA, 17 IP, 18 K, 1.24 WHIP (CHI)
RP Kyle George 0-0, 5.79 ERA, 4.2 IP, 4 K, 2.14 WHIP
RP Billy Howe 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 5.1 IP, 1 K, 1.50 WHIP
RP Eddie Thiel 0-1, 7.30 ERA, 24.2 IP, 14 K, 1.62 WHIP (CHI)
RP Adam Michener 1-1, 6.08 ERA, 23.2 IP, 13 K, 1.52 WHIP

Lineup

1.2B Jake Allen 43 AB, .465/.549/.651, 0 HR, 2 RBI (CHI)
2. 3B Marc McCorvey (Reserve Roster)
3. RF Adam Cassidy 162 AB, .253/.406/.488, 11 HR, 29 RBI
4. DH Bill Orr 149 AB, .295/.401/.651, 14 HR, 36 RBI
5. 1B Pedro Salazar 142 AB, .261/.442/.570, 13 HR, 29 RBI
6. SS Jared Goodman 147 AB, .190/.273/.374, 6 HR, 15 RBI
7. CF Tom McAskill (Reserve Roster)
8. LF Mark Grenier 150 AB, .233/.277/.353, 2 HR, 9 RBI (NY)
9. C Nathan Haggart (2nd Round Pick in the 2000 Draft)

Bench

2B Greg Reynolds (Reserve Roster)
SS Mike Bator 10 AB, .200/.273/.400, 0 HR, 0 RBI (DAL)
SS Bill Goldwasser 27 AB, .185/.217/.222, 0 HR, 2 RBI (NY)
RF Jon Majia (Reserve Roster)


New York Bombers


Pitching Rotation

1. RHP Joe bin Wafeeq 4-4, 4.13 ERA, 72 IP, 60 K, 1.33 WHIP
2. RHP Dustin Potas 2-2, 5.13 ERA, 52.2 IP, 28 K, 1.42 WHIP
3. RHP Bill McCrary 3-4, 5.54 ERA, 63.1 IP, 44 K, 1.59 WHIP
4. RHP Isaiah Thomas 4-3, 6.30 ERA, 50 IP, 24 K, 1.74 WHIP (DAL)
5. RHP Jeremy Hatch 2-3, 6.88 ERA, 35.1 IP, 26 K, 1.78 WHIP

Bullpen

CL Francisco Nieves 2-1, 13 SV, 2.19 ERA, 24.2 IP, 23 K, 1.18 WHIP
RP Lewis Marshall 1-0, 0.84 ERA, 10.2 IP, 12 K, 1.22 WHIP
RP Danny Yocum 4-0, 2 SV, 1.69 ERA, 16 IP, 16 K, 1.19 WHIP
RP Ray Child 0-0, 5.12 ERA, 31.2 IP, 27 K, 1.67 WHIP (DAL)
RP Harry Tyler 0-5, 10.91 ERA, 31.1 IP, 15 K, 2.43 WHIP (CHI)
RP Bubba Kelly 1-0, 5.63 ERA, 8 IP, 8 K, 1.88 WHIP (CHI)

Lineup

1. 2B Brent Sutton 180 AB, .344/.399/.467, 3 HR, 22 RBI
2. LF Juan Perez 176 AB, .278/.326/.460, 8 HR, 30 RBI
3. RF Jon Bressner 173 AB, .318/.398/.555, 10 HR, 29 RBI
4. DH Jonathan Scotton 173 AB, .306/.381,.503, 9 HR, 23 RBI
5. SS Guadalupe Olivas 165 AB, .333/.397/.461, 3 HR, 33 RBI
6. 3B Kory Myers 143 AB, .308/.384/.497, 5 HR, 30 RBI
7. C Kurt Dale 156 AB, .237/.264/.327, 2 HR, 12 RBI (BOS)
8. 3B Robert Jara (Reserve Roster)
9. CF Danny Garay 9 AB, .111/.111/.222, 0 HR, 0 RBI (DAL)

Bench

C John Naumann (Reserve Roster)
2B Danny Bradsher 12 AB, .250/.357/.333, 0 HR, 2 RBI (DAL)
3B Marty Canterbury (Reserve Roster)
LF Jean Petit (Reserve Roster)
RF Andy Lutz 91 AB, .154/.274/.242, 2 HR, 9 RBI

[darkcloud4579]

good luck! off to a strong start!

[marco999]

2001 ABA Season
June 1st - June 16th


The Boston Bandits take an early lead with an 8-4 record. The race for the wild card looks like it will be interesting with 3 teams going head to head. The struggling Chicago Cyclones will try to maintain a high level of play to stay in contention.

Top Performances


Dustin Potas
New York Bombers
9 IP, 6 H, 0 ERA, 2 BB, 3 K
Potas threw the second ever shutout in ABA history in a 6-0 win against the Dallas Rangers


Bill Orr
Miami Sunbirds
2 for 3, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB
Orr hit his first grand slam while drewing an ABA record 4 walks in Miami's crushing 15-3 win against the Chicago Cyclones.


Jonathan Scotton
New York Bombers
3 for 4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
35 year-old first baseman Jonathan Scotton was on fire against the Sunbirds, producing 3 points and crossing the plate 3 times in a 6-1 win against Miami.

Key Injuries


Mike Payton
Chicago Cyclones
Star right fielder Mike Payton fractured his fibula on Opening Day after just two at-bats. Arguably the best player of the Illinois squad, Payton will miss the rest of the season. His absence will most probably be a tough blow for the Cyclones, as Payton batted a team high 11 home runs and 35 RBI last year.


Lyle Eckberg
Chicago Cyclones
38 year-old starting pitcher Lyle Eckberg will miss the reminder of the season battling with shoulder inflammation. It's another tough blow for the struggling Cyclones as Eckberg was the best starting pitcher on their already thin roster. Long relief specialist Roberto Lantigua will replace him in the rotation.


Eric Grassmyer
Chicago Cyclones
Chicago suffers another huge blow as starting pitcher Eric Grassmyer is out the rest of the campaign, suffering of shoulder inflammation. Grassmyer started the season with an 0-2 record and with a team best 3.86 ERA. Relief pitcher Rodney Madden will take his place in the rotation.

***I'll appreciate any feedback, positive or negative, as I try to make this dynasty an enjoyable ride for my readers. Feel free to give me advices or critics if you think I'm doing something wrong. Thank you for taking the time to read this, it warms my heart ***

[marco999]

2001 ABA Season
June 16st - June 30th


The Boston Bandits are still leading but about a month remaining in the season and half a game on the Dallas Rangers, does Boston has what it takes to maintain their lead? Boston could very well be the first team in ABA history to win the division after finishing last the season before. On the other end, Dallas will try to avoid repeating what happened last year, where they finishes second, behind the New York Bombers.

Top Performances


Key Injuries


Bill Orr
Miami Sunbirds
As Miami is fighting for a playoff spot, star left fielder Bill Orr has been placed on the disabled list by the Sunbirds. The 38 year-old is officially out for the next 4 weeks, so he could be back for the post season. Orr who finished last season with a team high 14 HR hit for .269 with 5 HR and 18 RBI this year for Miami.

Other News


Eric Eaton
Miami Sunbirds
Retirement
The 42 year-old left fielder announced that this season will be his last. A bench player for Miami this year he's hitting .333 in 21 AB. Last year, he appeared in 41 games for the Dallas Rangers, hitting .242 hitting 8 HR and 26 RBI

***Any feedback is appreciated***
***What do you think about the wikia?***

[marco999]

2001 ABA Season
June 30th - July 8th


With 19 games to go for the majority of the teams, Dallas took the lead from Boston and even created a gap. Miami is trailing behind Boston and will need favorable results against New York and Chicago if they want a playoff spot. The Sunbirds have a 21 games remaining, so that could be what makes the difference.

Pennant Chase


Top Performances
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Key Injuries


Chris Rommel
Dallas Rangers
Left fielder Chris Rommel is out for the remainder of the season with a strained harmstring. Rommel, who played for the Bandits last season, signed a 3 year deal with the Dallas Rangers last offseason. This year, he hit for .241 with 2 HR and 9 RBI in 101 AB.

[marco999]

2001 ABA Season
July 8th - July 15th


The Dallas Rangers are holding on the first place and Boston created a gap with the Sunbirds and with about a dozen games remaining, it becomes clearer that Boston and Dallas will be in the Championship Series.

Pennant Chase

The Chicago Cyclones are now officially eliminated and a miracle would be necessary for New York to reach the playoff. Miami are not officially out of the race, but it's going to be extremely hard for them to reach the playoffs.

Top Performances



Key Injuries


Myles Moody
Boston Bandits
The 36 year-old first baseman will miss the remainder of the season with an intercostal strain. It ends prematurely a completely forgettable season for the former 4th round pick in the inaugural draft. He hit for .177 with 2 HR and 9 RBI in 96 AB this season. It is not the type of numbers Boston were hoping when they signed the veteran for a 2 year deal last year.

Transaction

[marco999]

2001 ABA Season
July 15th - July 22nd


With a series of good results the Boston Bandits are officially back in the lead with the Rangers trailing behind. The struggling Sunbirds surrendered the third place to the emerging New York Bombers, but it's probably too late.

Pennant Chase

The Sunbirds and the Bombers can probably say goodbye to the playoffs as Dallas and Boston are comfortably in control.

Top Performances


Transaction

[marco999]

2001 ABA Season
July 22nd - July 29th


Boston still has a small lead at the top, but everything could change after the three game series between the Bandits and the Rangers.

Pennant Chase
It is now official, the Rangers will face the Bandits in the Championship Series, after New York, Miami and Chicago failed to secure a playoff spot. It marks the second consecutive playoff appearance for Dallas, while Boston make their first trip to the playoffs after finishing dead last the year before.

Top Performances


Key Injuries


Wyatt Kenny
Boston Bandits
Arguably the best ABA player, right fielder Wyatt Kenny injured his hand. It is not serious enough to keep him out of the lineup but it could affect his batting. This season, he broke his own record for most home runs in a season, so his injury could be a big blow for the Bandits.

[marco999]

2001 ABA Season
July 29th - August 5th



The Boston Bandits are officially the Division Winner and will face the Dallas Rangers in the Championship Series.

Just a small update before the playoffs.

[marco999]

2001 ABA Championship Series

Game 1 :
Boston Bandits 1 - 0 Dallas Rangers

Game 2 :
Boston Bandits 1 - 1 Dallas Rangers

Game 3 :
Boston Bandits 2 - 1 Dallas Rangers

Game 4 :
Boston Bandits 3 - 1 Dallas Rangers

Game 5 :
Boston Bandits 4 - 1 Dallas Rangers
The Boston Bandits are ABA Champions!

Championship Series MVP

Harry Norris
Boston Bandits
21 AB, .429/.478/.667, 1 HR, 4 RBI


ABA Champions:
2000 - New York Bombers
2001 - Boston Bandits

Championship Series MVP:
2000 - Jon Bressner
2001 - Harry Norris

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2001 ABA Offseason Part 1: League News


Philadelphia Freedom

The ABA welcomes a new franchise! The newly created team won't benefit from an expansion draft, but will be able to participe in all the post season extravanganza. Philly beat out several other cities for a new ABA franchise and sources say that the City of Brotherly Love was chosen because of it's proximity with other franchises.

ABA expands its schedule to 50 games a year.
Not much of an upgrade from last year's 48 games schedule, but it could be interesting if the 2 game increase will really have an effect.

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2001 ABA Offseason Part 2 : Retirements

Jon Bressner
Age at Retirement : 40
Teams : New York Bombers (2000-2001)
Position : CF
Awards:
1X Championship Series MVP (2000)
1X ABA Champion (2000)
1X Silver Slugger Award (2000)
1X Gold Glove Award (2001)

Bressner retired from baseball to support his brother by giving him one of his kidney, because he felt he still had some good years ahead of him.

Wilfred Linfoot
Age at Retirement : 34
Teams : Boston Bandits (2000-2001)
Position : SP
Awards :
1X ABA Champion (2001)
3rd Pitcher of the Year (2001)

Linfoot retired to become a missionary in poor countries, something he described as a lifelong dream.

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2001 ABA Offseason Part 3
Free Agents

Here's the top 20 free agents and their new team