Lead Story - 1/7/2026

2006 Preseason Schedule

MLB: Throwback '06 - OFF SEASON SCHEDULE

1. Free Agents over age 40 retired - DONE
2. All teams and FA's Progressed - DONE
3. Import Rookies to each team - DONE
4. Turn on Trades and Drops- DONE
5. Requests for player stat changes to current season - IN PROGRESS
6. Roster Cuts to 32 (mandatory) - - I WILL MAKE CUTS FOR TEAMS NOT IN COMPLIANCE per league rules. - Thursday, Jan.15 - DONE
7. Supplemental Draft (3 Rounds) - Round 1: Wednesday, Jan. 21st at 6am (PT)
Round 2 & 3: Thursday, Jan. 22nd at 6am(PT) and 5pm (PT). - DONE
8. Rosters finalized - Preseason stat and stadium changes done and lineups set for the opening games: Sunday, Jan. 25th at 9pm (PT)
9. Opening Day - Monday, Jan. 26th at 7am (PT)
(make sure you have your ballpark dimensions, rosters, and lineups all set)

League Chat Box

Vazquez baffles Angels, Nationals win

Javier Vazquez struckout 9 Los Angeles batters in a 5-3 win for the Nationals. | Box

Ankiel baffles Blue Jays, Cardinals win

Rick Ankiel struckout 8 Toronto batters in a 3-1 win for the Cardinals. | Box

Ohka's 8-K performance not enough

Tomokazu Ohka whiffed 8 batters, but the Reds managed to beat the Red Sox, 3-2. | Box

Red-hot Wilkerson can't overcome Pirates onslaught

A 4-RBI game from Brad Wilkerson couldn't lift the Devil Rays to victory. Pittsburgh prevailed by a score of 5-4. Abraham Nunez had a big game as well, knocking in 3 runs for Pittsburgh while recording 3 hits. Paul Maholm was on fire, allowing just 2 hits over 8 innings for Pittsburgh. Joe Kennedy struckout 9 Pittsburgh batters in the contest. | Box

Prokopec baffles Twins, Dodgers win

Luke Prokopec struckout 10 Minnesota batters in a 5-4 win for the Dodgers. | Box

12/23/2025

MLB: Throwback 2005 Playoffs

PLAYOFFS START DECEMBER 29th at 7 am (PT)

Note: The division winner takes precedence with regard to seeding.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Seeding
#1 Houston Astros (102)
#2 Chicago White Sox (92) (4-2 vs TOR)
#3 Toronto Blue Jays (92)
#4 Oakland Athletics (95)
#5 Seattle Mariners (94)
#6 New York Yankees (87)

Wild Card (3 games, 1-1-1)
(6 at 3) Yankees at Blue Jays - Yankees advance
(5 at 4) Mariners at Athletics - Athletics advance

Round 2 (5 games)
(1 vs 4/5) Athletics at Astros - Astros advance
(2 vs 3/6) Yankees at White Sox - White Sox advance

ALCS (7 games}
White Sox at Astros - Astros advance

NATIONAL LEAGUE Seeding
#1 Los Angeles Dodgers (105)
#2 Florida Marlins (104)
#3 Pittsburg Pirates (88) (9-7 vs CIN)
#4 Washington Nationals (102)
#5 Colorado Rockies (96)
#6 Atlanta Braves (89)

Wild Card - (3 games, 1-1-1)
(6 at 3) Braves at Pirates - Braves advance
(5 at 4) Rockies at Nationals - Nationals advance

Round 2 (5 games)
(1 vs 4/5) Nationals at Dodgers - Dodgers advance
(2 vs 3/6) Braves at Marlins - Braves advance

NLCS (7 games)
Braves at Dodgers - Dodgers advance

World Series (7 games)
Astros at Dodgers - Dodgers are Champions !!