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.

Season 3 roster moves

Austin Roughnecks
Sean Casey Retires
Preston Wilson Retires
Bring up rookie 1B, Brendan Irons
Drop SP Eric Valent
Drop 2B Andy Cannizaro from reserves
Claim 2B Chris Burke from Free Agents
Claim OF John Rodriguez from Free Agents

Montreal Bleus
Claim Eric Milton from Free Agents

Omaha Cyclones
Bring up rookie SP, Akafumi Koiski
Drop Chris Reitsma
Claim Iván Maldonado from Free Agents

Orlando Majestics
Shannon Stewart retires
Bring up rookie SS, Jamie Simms
Juan Francia moves to U
Drop Brent Roneberg
Claim OF Joe Inglett from Free Agents

Portland Trappers
Jermaine Dye retires
Bring up rookie OF, Ricky Bracket

Virginia Beach Bums
Doug Mientkiewicz retires
Dmitri Young retires
Bring up rookie SP, Robert Ware
Bring up 1B Jason Stokes
Drop Eric Milton
Claim U Brad Wilkerson from Free Agents

Updated Batting Orders

Austin Roughnecks
1 OF Elijah Dukes
2 SS Kahlil Greene
3 OF Rocco Baldelli
4 1B Sean Casey
5 2B Junior Spivey
6 C Eric Munson
7 3B Damian Rolls
8 OF
9 DH Matt Lecroy

Omaha Cyclones
1 OF Gary Mathews, Jr
2 2B Jose Vidro
3 C Javier Valentin
4 OF Craig Monroe
5 OF Jeremy Hermida
6 1B Garret Atkins
7 3B Morgan Ensberg
8 SS Bobby Crosby
9 DH

Orlando M's
1 OF Choo Freeman
2 OF Shannon Stewart
3 2B Brent Abernathy
4 OF Ben Grieve
5 1B Shea Hillenbrand
6 3B Joe Crede
7 C Pete LaForest
8 SS Juan Francia
9 DH

Portland Trappers
1 OF Jermaine Dye
2 3B Sean Burroughs
3 OF Juan Encarnacion
4 OF Willy Mo Pena
5 1B Richie Sexon
6 2B Marcus Giles
7 SS Angel Berroa
8 DH
9 C Jeremy Brown

Virginia beach Bums
1 SS Adam Everett
2 C Toby Hall
3 OF Eric Byrnes
4 1B Doug Mientkiewicz
5 3B Hank Blalock
6 OF Larry Bigbie
7 OF Bubba Crosby
8 DH
9 2B Michael Holliman

Other off season transactions

Austin
Signed: Josh Pappelbon, Duaner Sánchez, Junior Spivey
Dropped: Andy Cannizaro

Orlando
Signed: Kip Wells, B.J. Ryan, Shea Hillenbrand, Oscar Robels

Portland
Signed: Kaz Tadano, Kiko Calero

Virginia
Signed: Fernando Nieve, Jason Windsor

New Batting Lineups

Austin Roughnecks
1 OF Elijah Dukes
2 SS Kahlil Green
3 OF Rocco Baldelli
4 1B Sean Casey
5 3B Damian Rolls
6 DH
7 C Eric Munson
8 2B Andy Cannizaro
9 OF Preston Wilson

Orlando M's
1 OF Ben Grieve
2 OF Shannon Stewart
3 SS Nomar Garciaparra
4 1B Carlos Delgado
5 3B Joe Crede
6 OF Choo Freeman
7 2B Brent Abernathy
8 C Pete LaForest
9 DH

Portland Trappers
1 SS Angel Berroa
2 OF Jermaine Dye
3 3B Sean Burroughs
4 OF Juan Encarnacion
5 OF Willy Mo Pena
6 2B Brian Giles
7 1B Richie Sexon
8 DH
9 C Jeremy Brown

Virginia Beach Bums
1 SS Adam Everett
2 OF Eric Byrnes
3 3B Hank Blalock
4 1B Doug Mientkiewicz
5 C Toby Hall
6 OF Larry Bigbie
7 OF Bubba Crosby
8 DH
9 2B Aaron Herr

Power Rankings 2

1. Orlando Majestics
The team with the least total points for players(52, other 3 are 53) pulled off a 3-1 series win. 2 of the 3 M's losses were pitchers duels that could have been a win in their favor. It's surprising that this team is at the top, but hey. Whatever works, man.

2. Virginia Beach Bums
This team could have ran away and hid from the rest of the league. They split the 4 game series against Portland, 2-2. Doug Mientkiewicz has all but locked up MVP, and their pitching staff has to be the best in the league. Mark Mulder could easily be the best pitcher in the league.

3. Portland Trappers
Portland is shaky, but still earned a split in the series against highly regarded Virginia. Dontrelle Willis has pitched good enough to win 3 games, but has a bad record at 1-2. Juan Encarnacion, and Sean Burroughs is helping the cause by being consistant in hitting.

4. Austin Roughnecks
A team that isn't performing like what it should. Their hitting should be a lot better than what it is. Preston Wilson is hitting at an awful, awful .077. Hopefully this team can come alive with the big win from Sidney Ponson.

Omaha Expansion Team Announced

Omaha, NE
The CBL announced today that Omaha, Nebraska would get an expansion team next season. "The league is trying to expand to new markets, and Omaha is rich in baseball history." The season would be played at Rosenblatt Stadium, then starting in April, the home games will be played at the new stadium downtown.

The team will be called the Omaha Cyclones, for Omaha's history of tornado disasters. "Tornados are a moving force, which the team will be someday. So I'm in favor of the team name" local resident Ben Matukewicz said at the logo unveiling. The colours will be Black and Yellow, which no team in the league uses. The Black is for the colour of tornados, then yellow for the corn grown in the state of Nebraska. The primary features an O with a tornado formed in the middle. The whole set can be seen here.



Cyclone items will be on sale at shop.cbl.com

Power Rankings 1

1. Virginia Beach Bums
From what I've seen, by far the best team in the league. Winning the last two games against Orlando. The only loss was by one run, which says a lot in this league. Their three starters are in the top 5 of strike outs, and Braden Looper had the best start in league history. Doug Mientkiewicz is tearing it up, and is the early MVP favorite.

2. Austin Roughnecks
Austin was beat down in game one of the season, but also have won 2 strait. In the third game, Austin scored 4 runs in the 5th to win it. Khalil Green, and Sean Casey also lead the league in batting.

3. Portland Trappers
This team could easily be 2-1. They blew a large lead last game against Austin. This team still is really deep. Dontrelle Willis as a first starter helps, and their strong roster. Trappers are all over the batting stats.

4. Orlando Majestics
The weakest team in the league, but still can fight. Their offense disappointed them in game 2 against Virginia. Nomar Garciaparra is carrying this team, but Nomar and Delgado are gone after this season. This team may be in trouble.

Starting Line Ups

Team Identities

Austin Roughnecks


Orlando Majestics


Portland Trappers


Virginia Beach Bums