That’s an impressive looking starting 4! Not much seems to separate No. 1 from No. 4 on the ratings front, assuming Davis hits his full potential - brighter days ahead for the Hustlers.

CTBrewCrew wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:46 pm

Gotta be the logos

Without a doubt! Best logos in the league(s)!

Welcome back, Scott!

Very nice, as usual Mike. Looks terrific - especially that handsome logo to the right of Edmonton!

By Rick Mariotti Minor Leagues Beat Writer Chicago Sports Online It’s been a season of sparkling success for the Chicago Minor League system: Not only did every team at every level finish 1st in their respective divisions, every team also made the championship round of their respective league playo...

By Mike Talley Black Sox Beat Writer Chicago Sports Online The Chicago Black Sox on Saturday punched its ticket to the post-season, even though they lost a game to the hated Des Moines Kernels. Chicago clinched a Wild Card spot by pulling 10.5 games ahead of the Twin Cities River Monsters with just...

Mid-August excerpt from “Kup’s Korner,” a sports/gossip/celebrities column in eChicago Today : … Black Sox owner Vinnie Vitale was seen this week at the Cherry Circle Room, a chic downtown watering hole, huddled with a gentleman identified for this reporter as Alex Gonzalez , a front office type wi...

Des Moines Kernels: SP Carey Deschamps was injured when he reacted violently after he got tired of answering the same questions from multiple reporters. The Diagnosis: Fractured hand. This injury keeps him out of action for 6-7 weeks. Not to suggest there was any funny business here, but ... the in...

3-3, but we leapfrog Omaha into 2nd place. The Heartland is brutal ...

Nice signing! And especially nice work on the photo ... although you would think Best could manage a better smile after that pay day!

Sorting the Sox Drawer Odds and Ends About Your Favorite Franchise ... https://i.imgur.com/aVzaM6Km.jpg The Power of Meh The Black Sox confounded the experts this week as they notched their 85th win of the year. With three weeks left in the season, the Sox have surpassed the 83 victories the “seers...

For what it's worth, the only year the Phantoms/Black Sox didn't wind up with an "ecstatic" clubhouse was 2038, my first half season in the BBA, and we had disruptive Mutsuhito Imai on the roster with no captain to balance him out. In 2039 (14 games under .500) and 2040 (10 games under .500) the clu...

jiminyhopkins wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:39 am

The Talons Chemistry has been top of scale at "Ecstatic" for months and we are barely over .500.

Discuss.

Two words: Cheap sushi

For a buck, I’ll tell Ted it’s my favorite part of the simulation ...

Chicago Black Sox August Almanac Wins and Losses August : 14-13, .519 Overall : 79-55, .590 Pythag : 75-59, .562 +4 Vs LHP : 28-22, .560 Vs RHP : 51-33, .607 Position in Division as of August 30 : 3rd Place in the Heartland Division, 10 games behind Yellow Springs. Longest Winning Streak (August) :...

That sounds glorious, Chris. Have a great time!

Chicago’s Short A is an experiment, of sorts. I put together that roster based solely on fielding ratings, whether a pitcher is a groundball or extreme groundball pitcher, and the catcher’s ability rating. Age and batting ratings were not considered - and they are a collection of fairly miserable hi...

So, when John Farmer walks out to turn in his lineup card, will they play “Farmer John” over the PA? If he gets the Crazy Horse version, I’d be tempted to buy season tickets ...

Randy is correct about the city, of course.

Heh.