Lead Story - 10/17/2021

Year 4

Welcome to the Hall of Very Good. This is the place where we recognize the best players who haven't made it to Cooperstown.

I hope everyone is ready for an exciting season 2. Feel free to comment on who you think our champion is going to be. We are using the same format for the schedule as year 1, with 22 games against each divisional opponent, 12 games against the other teams in your league, and 6 games against each interleague opponent.

New Members of the Hall of Very Good:

C: A.J. Pierzynski --- Forces Out: John Romano
1B: Mark Teixeira --- Forces Out: Bob Watson --- Paul Konerko and Prince Fielder (VC)
2B: No Changes
3B: No Changes
SS: Alex Rodriguez and Jimmy Rollins --- Forces Out: Greg Gagne and Harvey Kuenn --- Michael Young (VC)
LF: Carl Crawford --- Forces Out: Ben Oglivie
CF: No Changes
RF: No Changes
SP: Jake Peavy --- Forces Out: Frank Killen --- Chris Carpenter and Barry Zito (VC)
RP: Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, and Matt Thornton --- Forces Out: Scott Bankhead, Ken Sanders, and Steve Hamilton

League Chat Box

4/23/2022

Historical Events

This is where I will keep track of notable performances in the league.

Year 4:

Playoff Perfect Game (Round 1 Clinching Game 6): Sam McDowell (Pilots) 9 IP, 93 Pitches, 8 K, Game Score 95
Monarchs 0 @ Pilots 6

No Hitter: Jimmy Key (Monarchs) 9 IP, 6 BB, 5 K, Game Score 86
Highlanders 0 @ Monarchs 2

No Hitter: Sam McDowell (Pilots) 9 IP, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, Game Score 93
Rubber Ducks 0 @ Pilots 1

No Hitter: Roger Clemens (Rubber Ducks) 9 IP, 1 BB, 3 K, Game Score 89
Spiders 0 @ Rubber Ducks 10

Year 3:

Round 1 of Playoffs Again (To send the series to Game 7!), No Hitter: Steve Rogers (Seals) 9 IP, 2 BB, 5 K, Game Score 90
Maple Leafs 0 @ Seals 1

Round 1 of Playoffs, No Hitter: Steve Rogers (Seals) 9 IP, 3 BB, 5 K, Game Score 89
Maple Leafs 0 @ Seals 4

No Hitter: Dave Righetti (Fainting Pigs) 9 IP, 1 BB 4 K Game Score 90
Fainting Pigs 4 @ Pilots 0

No Hitter: Jose Rijo (Rubber Ducks) 9 IP, 4 BB, 5 K Game Score 88
Fainting Pigs 0 @ Rubber Ducks 10

No Hitter: Mark Langston (Pilots) 9 IP, 2 BB, 5 K Game Score 90
Hot Rods 0 @ Pilots 8

Year 2:

Perfect Game: Dan Haren (Rubber Ducks) 9 IP, 97 Pitches!, 10 K Game Score 97
Rubber Ducks 4 @ Highlanders 0

No-Hitter: Dave Righetti (Seals) 9 IP, 2 BB, 5 K Game Score 90
Colt .45s 0 @ Seals 9

Year 1:

No-Hitter: Ron Guidry (Colt .45s) 9 IP, 1 BB, 7 K Game Score 93
Colt .45s 2 @ Vibes 0

No Hitter: Bob Friend (Hot Rods) 9 IP, 2 BB, 4 K Game Score 89
Rubber Ducks 0 @ Hot Rods 7

No Hitter: Javier Vazquez (Monarchs) 9 IP, 2 BB, 5 K Game Score 90
Monarchs 4 @ Colt .45s 0

4/18/2022

Veteran's Committee Ballot

Keep track of the Veteran's Committee Ballot here. This season we will be nominating players from the 1990's.

AS = All Star, GG = Gold Glove, SS = Silver Slugger

1. RF Ruben Sierra: 4X All Star, SS, HR Derby Champ, 2152 H, 306 HR, 1322 RBI
2. 1B Mo Vaughn
3. SP Dave Stewart
4. 3B Terry Pendleton
5. SP Hideo Nomo
6. 2B Carlos Baerga
7. RP Mitch Williams
8. SP Jack McDowell
9. 2B Delino DeShields
10. 2B Bret Boone
11. RP Todd Worrell
12. RP Rob Dibble
13. CF Marquis Grissom
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