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 Sad news out of Cincinnati today. Pete Rose retired yesterday. Some say the losing took a toll on the soon to be 90 year old. Others say the drinking, gambling and hookers were too much of a distraction. Pete was happy he got a second chance to manage. Sadly it took until he was 89 years of age. Thanks for the memories Pete.
Taking over for Rose as manager will be Ryne Sandberg. Hall of Famer Sandberg will take over immediately.
Reds have cleaned house and it's now time for youth to be served.
Joining the big club this week will be.....
2B-Davenport
1B-Acuff
SS-Ware
OF-McGhie
SP-Stever
SP-Scannell
We're looking forward to seeing the following in the future. Just not yet.
2nd ranked prospect in NGBL Ramirez
9th ranked prospect Arenas
Also on the horizon...
11th ranked(31st overall) pitching prospect SP-Ballew
17th ranked(40th overall) pitching prospect SP-Camarena
also
67th ranked prospect
SP-Crose
70th ranked...
SP-Hernandez
Some of these guys are better bets(that's for you Pete) than others. But the goal last season was to breath some young talent into this organization while losing the dead wood. So far, so good. I don't care for losing. Which I will still do with the young ones. But better to lose with some maturing players than with the old crap I had before.
Before these moves, we had the top farm system. That's great but it doesn't mean shit until they do something in the bigs. Go Reds!!!
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| Current Champion |
Manager: Joe Lalley
101-61
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| Past Champions (SIM) |
Yr |
Team |
Record |
| 30 |
New York Mets |
99-63 |
| 29 |
Chicago White Sox |
91-71 |
| 28 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
114-48 |
| 27 |
Orlando Generals |
106-56 |
| 26 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
122-40 |
| 25 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
110-52 |
| 24 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
106-56 |
| 23 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
94-68 |
| 22 |
Washington Senators |
97-65 |
| 21 |
Atlanta Braves |
94-68 |
| 20 |
Mexico City Red Devils |
94-68 |
| 19 |
Las Vegas Outlaws |
98-64 |
| 18 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
107-55 |
| 17 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
91-71 |
| 16 |
Canada Blue Jays |
91-71 |
| 15 |
Boston Red Sox |
105-57 |
| 14 |
Chicago Cubs |
116-46 |
| 13 |
Chicago Cubs |
104-58 |
| 12 |
Oakland A's |
92-70 |
| [ Click for awards history ] |
| Jim Thome Awards |
| American League |
Andy Compton
(2B)Seattle Mariners
A season for the ages earned Seattle's second baseman
Andy Compton the American League
Jim Thome Award this year. Compton has hit 46 homeruns
this year while batting .332. He adds 52 doubles, along
with 146 runs scored. He's 8th in the American League
in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI! Compton
wins the award for the 2nd time in his 7-year career.
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| National League |
Eduardo Zamora
(2B) New York Mets
It was a day to remember for New York (N)'s Eduardo
Zamora, who won the National League Jim Thome Award
today. It put the finishing touches on what has been
a tremendous season for the slugger. He has hit 47
longballs while batting .374 this season. His 224 hits
and 67 walks add up to a .442 on-base percentage. He's
1st in the National League in batting, 6th in homeruns
and 1st in RBI! Zamora wins the award for the 3rd time
in his 5-year career.
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| Cy Young Awards |
| American League |
Joey Flores
(SP) Chicago Whitesox
Chicago (A)'s lefty Joey Flores
was untouchable all year long. His work paid off today
as the American League named him the Cy Young Award
winner! His ERA of 2.28 helped him to a 26-4 record
this year. He struck out 223 and walked 31 in 268 innings.
Joey has pitched 2 shutouts and 3 complete games. He's
1st in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins!
Flores wins the award for the 3rd time in his 7-year
career. |
| National League |
Reid Daves
(SP) Chicago Cubs
All the hard work finally paid off for Chicago
(N)'s Reid Daves as well. The
southpaw was named the Cy Young Award winner in the
National League today. His ERA of 2.68 helped him to
a 19-8 record this year. He struck out 164 and walked
88 in 215 innings. He's 4th in the National League
in ERA and 2nd in wins!
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| Rookie of the Year Awards |
| American League |
Ali Hepp
(LF) Milwaukee Brewers
Ali Hepp will never forget his
first full season. The American League was convinced
that Milwaukee's leftfielder, 26 years old, should
be the Rookie of the Year winner of 2031. Hepp has
hit 20 taters this year while batting .299. He adds
35 doubles, along with 97 runs scored.
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Timothy Ware
(3B) Cincinnati Reds
The National
League Rookie of the Year winner was announced today
as well, with Cincinnati's third baseman Timothy
Ware earning the trophy for putting up the best
numbers among rookies in his league. Timothy is hitting
.292 this year, with 171 hits in 586 at bats. He has
driven in 56 runs, slugging .408.
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