Bums change Lineup

(Virginia Beach, VA)
After being swept by Orlando, the Bums' manager Michael Taylor decided to boost offence with a change in the line up to balance out the batting order. The new order will be.


1 SS Adam Everett
2 OF Eric Byrnes
3 C Toby Hall
4 3B Hank Blalock
5 1B Jason Stokes
6 OF Adam Greenberg
7 DH
8 OF Bubba Crosby
9 2B Michael Holliman

Hall and Blalock move down, as Byrnes moves up. Hall has the best batting average ont he team, and Blalock has the 2nd most RBIs, behind Everett. Batting .095, Larry Bigbie will be switching with Brad Wilkerson at DH. Jason Stokes moves up to 5th place while batting .300.

If you want to change your line up, tell me. Then, I can add you to the authors list and we can all post.

Game 11

Virginia Uniforms - Orlando Uniforms

Notes
With the sweep withing range, a pitching duel would decide this game. Aces Mulder and James were on the mound, and Orlando got up early. With Freeman on first, Brent Abernathy tripled him in to make it 1-0. Joe Crede came up big two batters later getting a base hit scoring Abernathy. That would prove to be enough for James. In the 3rd, the Bums tried to come back. Greenberg tripled, and with two outs, Blalock doubled him home. Even though Mulder had 5 strike outs, his team didn't do enough to get him the win, and the Bums dopped to 4-5.

Batters
VIR
Everett 0-3 K
Hall 1-3 2B
Blalock 1-2 2B, K, BB, 1RBI
Byrnes 1-2 1B
Bigbie 1-2 2B
Stokes 0-2 K
Crosby 0-2
Holliman 0-2
Greenberg 1-2 3B, 1R

ORL
Freeman 1-2 1B, 1R
Simms 0-1 BB
Abernathy 2-2 3B, 2B, 1R, 1RBI
Grieve 0-2
Crede 1-2 1B, 1RBI
Hillenbrand 0-2 2K
LaForest 1-2 1B
Inglett 0-2 K
Francia 0-2 K


Pitchers
VIR
Mulder- 4 IP, 2.5 ERA, 5 Ks, 2 ER, 1 BB L

ORL
James- 5 IP, 1 ERA, 3 Ks, 1 ER, 1 BB

Player of the Game- Brent Abernathy



Omaha Uniforms - Austin Uniforms

Notes
Two pretty good pitchers up against eachother in a Lommel division battle. A perfect 1st on both sides, then a few singles in the second kept the game tied with blanks. The scoring started in the third, Vidro homered to take the lead, and in the bottom of the inning, Chris Burke homered to tie the game up. The game was tied going into the 5th. Crosby hit a Ponson pitch into the corner and got to second base. Ellison was up next and hit a double for hiself, to take the lead for the Cyclones. Jorge Julio came in for the save, and tied the Cyclones for first place with Austin.

Batters
OMA
Mathews Jr. 0-3
Vidro 1-3 HR, 1R, 1RBI
Valentin 1-3 2B
Monroe 1-2 1B
Hermida 0-2
Atkins 1-2 1B
Ensberg 0-2
Bo. Crosby 1-2 2B, R
Ellison 1-2 2B, RBI

AUS
Dukes 0-3 K
Greene 0-1
Baldelli 0-2 K
Irons 0-2
Spivey 0-2
Munson 2-2 1B, 3B
Rolls 0-2 K
Rodriguez 0-2
Burke 1-2 HR, 1R, 1RBI

Pitchers
OMA
Koike- 4 IP, 1.25 ERA, 3 Ks, 1 ER, 1 BB W
Julio- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB SV

AUS
Ponson- 5 IP, 2 ERA, 0 Ks, 2 ER, 0 BB L

Player of the Game- Jason Ellison



Portland Uniforms - Montreal Uniforms

Notes
A great pitching match up in Montreal, as they're going for a sweep. Doug Waechter pitched excellent in this game, but so did Eric Milton. Through 4 innings, there was only two hits, a single by Church and Burroughs. 5 Strikeouts were recorded, two walks, and no pitcher was going to stop. Eric Milton went out in the top of the 5th, and gave up a lead off hit by Giles. With two outs, Simon walked. With Ricky Bracket up, he grounded out with a chance to knock in the runs. Rob Bowen walked with a full count, and first pitch, Daniel Ortmeier tripled scoring Bowen for the Bleus' victory.

Batters
POR
Bracket 0-3 K
Burroughs 1-2 1B, K
Encarnacion 0-2
Pena 0-2
Sexson 0-2
Giles 1-2 1B
Brown 0-1 BB
Berroa 0-2
Simon 0-1 BB

MON
Gathright 0-2
Guzman 0-2 K
Church 1-1 1B, BB
Aybar 0-2 K
Phelps 0-2
Butler 0-2
Bowen 0-1 BB, 1R
Ortmeier 1-2 3B, K, 1RBI
Bergeron 0-1

Pitchers
POR
Waechter- 4.1 IP, 1.25 ERA, 3 Ks, 1 ER, 2 BB L

MON
Milton- 5 IP, 0 ERA, 2 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB W

Player of the Game- Eric Milton

Line Ups

Alright, does anyone want the stats, to change their line up? You can see your lineup from the previous game. Just remember the DH changes between your bench players every time one doesn't get a hit.

I can also send you free agents if you want.

Post your emails in the comments

New Owners

I just needed some help, so I opened the league up to other owners(or managers). No games will be played until I fill the spots

Montreal- NewEra
Orlando- SilverTurtle
Virginia- Me(Michael)

Austin- MBurmy
Omaha- Bmac
Portland- Big Mike

We need one more owner, there are two people who haven't called their teams yet.

Motivation

Would anyone be interested in managing a team? Basically being the owner of a franchise, and running the roster, draft, and team issues.

I'm falling behind on this, and people would be able to help sim and stuff.

Game 10

Virginia Uniforms - Orlando Uniforms

Notes
Are you ready for a whale of a game? The longest CBL game has taken place in Orlando. Hank Blalock led off the scoring with a 2 run home run with Adam Everett on base after a lead off walk. Jennings settled down after that, but it wasn't nearly over. A RBI single from Hillenbrand scored Grieve in the 2nd, and in the 3rd, a triple, double, and double gave Orlando the lead. Nieve's struggles didn't end. A 2 run home run by Inglett in the 4th. The game was virtually over. Brazelton came in and gave up a solo shot by Greenberg. But the worst thing happened, Everett doubled, and Hall hit a home run of his own, tying up the game at 5. Brian Anderson loaded the bases in the bottom of the 7th, but struck Grieve out. In the 9th, Boof Bonser seemingly blew the game. A triple by Crosby, single by Holliman, walk by Greenberg, and an Everett double made the score 7-5 Bums. But Windsor came in for relief. Freeman hit a 2 run home run tying it, and with Simms on first, Grieve hits a triple chasing him home for the win.

Batters
VIR
Everett 2-4 2 2B, BB, 2R, 1RBI
Hall 2-4 HR, 3B, 1R, 2RBI, K
Blalock 1-4 HR, K, 1R, 2RBI
Byrnes 0-4 K
Bigbie 0-3 2K, BB
Stokes 0-4 K
Crosby 1-4 3B, 1R
Holliman 1-4 2B, K, 1R, 1RBI
Greenberg 1-3 HR, BB

ORL
Freeman 1-5 HR, 1R, 2RBI
Simms 2-5 2B, 1B, K, 2R, 1RBI
Abernathy 1-4 2B, BB, 1RBI
Grieve 2-5 2 3B, 2K, 1R, 1RBI
Crede 1-4 1B, K
Hillenbrand 1-4 1B, 1RBI
LaForest 1-3 1B, BB, 1R
Inglett 1-3 HR, BB, 1R, 2RBI
Francia 3-3 3B, 1 1B, BB, 2R


Pitchers
VIR
Nieve- 4 IP, 6.25 ERA, 3 Ks, 5 ER, 2 BB
Spooneybarger- 2 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB
Anderson- 2 IP, 0 ERA, 1 Ks, 0 ER, 3 BB
Windsor- 1 IP, 15 ERA, 0 Ks, 3 ER, 0 BB L

ORL
Jennings- 4 IP, 2.5 ERA, 4 Ks, 2 ER, 2 BB
Brazelton- 1 IP, 15 ERA, 1 Ks, 3 ER, 0 BB
Ryan- 2 IP, 0 ERA, 1 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB
Bonser- 2 IP, 5 ERA, 1 Ks, 2 ER, 1 BB W

Player of the Game- Juan Francia(First appearance, 3-3 game)



Omaha Uniforms - Austin Uniforms

Notes
A battle between two premier aces of the CBL wasn't impressive at all. In the first, Valentin hit a two run homer with Mathews, Jr on second. Hermida singled, and Atkins hit another two run home run off of Zambrano. The next inning, Monroe singled in Ellison. Down 5-0 in the 2nd, while Prior had a perfect game after 2. Zambrano loaded the bases in the 3rd, when he got out of it. That was it for him with an abysmal 8.33 ERA. Prior gave up 3 extra base hits in the bottom of the 3rd and that resulted in 3 runs. Yan came in for relief, and he knew he was in to round out the game. With one on, Ensberg hit a 2 run homer of his own. In the 5th, ANOTHER 2 run homer was hit, this time by Mathews, Jr. Unofficially, the most 2 run homers by one team in one game, at 4. The misery wasn't over, Vidro and Hermida doubled making it 10-2. Prior stayed in for the 5th, which wasn't good either. Greene hit a bases loaded double, scoring two. But Prior ended it with a Spivey ground out, and the Cyclones are above .500 and hot.

Batters
OMA
Mathews Jr. 3-3 HR, 2 2B, BB, 2R, 2RBI
Vidro 1-4 2B, K
Valentin 1-4 HR, 1R, 2RBI
Monroe 2-4 2 1B, K, 1R, 1RBI
Hermida 2-3 2B, 1B, BB, 1R, 1RBI
Atkins 1-4 HR, K, 1R, 2RBI
Ensberg 2-3 HR, 2B, 1R, 2RBI
Bo. Crosby 1-3 1B
Ellison 2-2 2B, 1B, BB, 2R

AUS
Dukes 1-3 2B, 1RBI
Greene 1-3 2B, 2RBI
Baldelli 0-3 K
Irons 0-2 BB
Spivey 0-3
Munson 0-2
Rolls 2-2 2B, 1B, 2R
Rodriguez 1-1 3B, BB, 2R, 1RBI
Lecroy 0-1 BB

Pitchers
OMA
Prior- 5 IP, 4 ERA, 1 Ks, 4 ER, 3 BB W

AUS
Zambrano- 3 IP, 8.33 ERA, 1 Ks, 5 ER, 3 BB L
Yan- 2 IP, 12.5 ERA, 2 Ks, 5 ER, 0 BB

Player of the Game- Gary Mathews, Jr.



Portland Uniforms - Montreal Uniforms

Notes
I called this game wrong. I figured Dontrelle Willis would blow the Bleus out of the water. But the Bleus came to play. In the bottom of the first, with Guzman and Church on base, Josh Phelps hit a two run homer. On the flip side, Meche was having a great game. After 3 innings, he only had given up 2 hits, and struck out 2. Bottom of the 3rd, and Brent Butler tripled in Phelps, giving them a 4-0 lead. Manny Delcarmen had a perfect 5th inning as he saved the game for the Bleus.

Batters
POR
Bracket 1-3 3B, K
Burroughs 0-1 BB
Encarnacion 1-2 2B
Pena 0-2 K
Sexson 1-2 1B
Giles 1-2 1B
Brown 0-2
Berroa 0-2
Horwitz 0-2

MON
Gathright 0-3
Guzman 0-1 BB, 1R
Church 2-2 2 1B, 1R
Aybar 0-2
Phelps 2-2 HR, 1B, 2R, 3RBI
Butler 2-2 1B, 3B, 1RBI
Bowen 0-2
Ortmeier 0-2
Bergeron 2-2 2B, 1B

Pitchers
POR
Willis- 4 IP, 5 ERA, 0 Ks, 4 ER, 1 BB L

MON
Meche- 4 IP, 0 ERA, 2 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB W
Delcarmen- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB SV

Player of the Game- Gil Meche/Josh Phelps

CBL Season 4

I may be getting ahead of myself, but these are plans for next season

New Reserves- With the growing number of rookies and spaces, the Reserves will be increased to 10. Each team will draft 5 players this draft. The players will try and earn a spot on the team, with a possible 2 game each pre season to try out new players.

Injuries- With reserves, there has to be a chance to be moved up. I will try to work out an injury system. It is more realistic and will play more into the teams season.

Salaries- A salary system will be in place with terms and years. So certain teams will be able to pick up free agents and improve.

Game 9

Virginia Uniforms - Orlando Uniforms

Notes
Robert Ware had his second start in the CBL, but up against Shawn Chacon, his offense would need to help him. Blalock homered in the first inning, but the M's came back with an Abernathy triple scoring Freeman. In the second, Jason Stokes hit a solo homer of his own. The M's matched it once again with a double by Inglett scoring Hillenbrand. It wasn't till the 4th when the game was won. A single and 2 walks loaded the bases. Then, Ware walked Freeman which gave a lead for Bonser to come in and save the game.

Batters
VIR
Everett 1-3 2B, K
Hall 1-2 1B
Blalock 1-2 HR, 1R, 1RBI
Byrnes 0-2
Bigbie 0-2
Stokes 1-2 HR
Crosby 0-2
Holliman 0-2 K
Wilkerson 0-2

ORL
Freeman 1-2 1B, BB, 1R
Simms 0-3
Abernathy 2-3 3B, 2B, 1RBI
Grieve 0-2
Crede 0-2
Hillenbrand 2-2 3B, 1B, 1R
LaForest 0-1 BB
Inglett 1-1 2B, BB, 1RBI
Robels 0-2


Pitchers
VIR
Ware- 4 IP, 3.75 ERA, 0 Ks, 3 ER, 3 BB L

ORL
Chacon- 4 IP, 2.5 ERA, 2 Ks, 2 ER, 0 BB W
Bonser- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 1 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB SV

Player of the Game- Brent Abernathy



Omaha Uniforms - Austin Uniforms

Notes
The Lommel Division's top two teams faced off in Austin. The Roughnecks retired Sean Casey's number, and got him a win. Papelbon gave up a home run right away to Mathews Jr, his 2nd on the year. In the second, it looked like the Cyclones would win with bases loaded and one out, Buscher grounded into a double play. Munson tripled in Spivey, them Damian Rolls hit a double giving the 'Necks two runs in the inning. Mathews walked, then Vidro hit a go ahead home run . The 4th is when Backe broke down. In 3 inningd, he was dominant and had 4 Ks. a single, and two doubles by the 4-5-6 hitters scored 2 runs. Rodriguez singled, setting up a 2 on situation with Lecroy batting, who hit a 3 run shot putting the game out of reach. Bradford came in, cave up a run, but got the save and improved Austin's record to 6-2.

Batters
OMA
Mathews Jr. 1-2 HR, BB, 2R, 1RBI
Vidro 1-3 HR, 1R, 2RBI
Valentin 1-3 1B, K, 1R
Monroe 0-2 BB
Hermida 2-2 2 2B, BB, 1RBI
Atkins 1-3 1B, K
Ensberg 0-2
Bo. Crosby 0-1
Buscher 0-2 K

AUS
Dukes 1-3 2K, 2B
Greene 0-3 K
Baldelli 0-3 K
Irons 1-2 1B, 1R
Spivey 2-2 1B, 2B, 1R
Munson 2-2 3B, 2B, 1R, 3RBI
Rolls 1-2 2B, 1RBI
Rodriguez 1-2 1B, 1R
Lecroy 1-2 HR, 1R, 3RBI

Pitchers
OMA
Backe- 4 IP, 8.75 ERA, 4 Ks, 7 ER, 0 BB L

MON
Papelbon- 4 IP, 3.75 ERA, 2 Ks, 3 ER, 3 BB W
Bradford- 1 IP, 5 ERA, 1 Ks, 1 ER, 1 BB SV

Player of the Game- Eric Munson