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In Zwangzug, the offer was accepted. There were high hopes for Opening Day, April 4th, with Composite Minister Ember Nickel in attendance to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, but they did not materialize. The first game was to be between the [[Merano]] Mustangs and the [[Bangkok]] team, but the entirety of the latter was suspended due to various violations of league policies. The season could not begin until April 5th, with the Noh Weir Red-Tails hosting the [[Constantinople]] Cubs. | In Zwangzug, the offer was accepted. There were high hopes for Opening Day, April 4th, with Composite Minister Ember Nickel in attendance to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, but they did not materialize. The first game was to be between the [[Merano]] Mustangs and the [[Bangkok]] team, but the entirety of the latter was suspended due to various violations of league policies. The season could not begin until April 5th, with the Noh Weir Red-Tails hosting the [[Constantinople]] Cubs. | ||
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| + | Baseball in Zwangzug is a traditionally low-scoring, defensive-oriented affair. The nation has competed in both editions of the [[World Baseball Classic]]: in the [[World Baseball Classic 2|second]], it went undefeated in the group stages to make the semifinals. | ||
===Teams=== | ===Teams=== | ||
====Charter==== | ====Charter==== | ||
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=====Constantinople Cubs===== | =====Constantinople Cubs===== | ||
0-1 at the break. Their national team players are Ben Ridge (starting at third base, #13) and John Meyers (long reliever, #32). | 0-1 at the break. Their national team players are Ben Ridge (starting at third base, #13) and John Meyers (long reliever, #32). | ||
| − | =====Bangkok | + | =====Bangkok Oysters===== |
| − | They lacked a nickname and were barred from participation throughout the first season, but could put a starting eight together. After being reinstated for the second season, they cobbled together some semblance of a squad. With uniform numbers equal to scorekeeping positions, their veterans are 1: Today, 3: Who, 4: What, 5: I Don't Know, 6: I Don't Care, 7: Why, 8: Because. I Don't Care and Because are on the national team, I Don't Care as a starter. | + | They lacked a nickname and were barred from participation throughout the first season, but could put a starting eight together. After being reinstated for the second season, they cobbled together some semblance of a squad, naming themselves the "Bangkok Indigenous Persons", an unsurprisingly short-lived moniker. With uniform numbers equal to scorekeeping positions, their veterans are 1: Today, 3: Who, 4: What, 5: I Don't Know, 6: I Don't Care, 7: Why, 8: Because. I Don't Care and Because are on the national team, I Don't Care as a starter. |
Their nickname for the second season, while not very popular, was the only thing they could come up with. | Their nickname for the second season, while not very popular, was the only thing they could come up with. | ||
====Expansion==== | ====Expansion==== | ||
The following teams entered the league between the first and second seasons, gathering many of the national team players from the expansion draft. | The following teams entered the league between the first and second seasons, gathering many of the national team players from the expansion draft. | ||
| − | =====Arlington Aurora===== | + | =====[[Arlington]] Aurora===== |
This team's national team members are Ian Schmidt (outfielder, #22), Matthew Leon (reliever, #47), and Jeff Keer (reliever, #63). Schmidt and Keer played on the Mustangs in season 1: Leon played for the Red-Tails. | This team's national team members are Ian Schmidt (outfielder, #22), Matthew Leon (reliever, #47), and Jeff Keer (reliever, #63). Schmidt and Keer played on the Mustangs in season 1: Leon played for the Red-Tails. | ||
=====Bassabook Grey Socks===== | =====Bassabook Grey Socks===== | ||
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=====102d Gray Sox===== | =====102d Gray Sox===== | ||
This team has a natural rivalry with the Bassabook Grey Socks. Their national team players are Tomorrow (catcher, #2), Richie Stagg (starting at first base, #55), and Jack Percival (reliever, #98). Tomorrow was a member of the Bangkok team, and Stagg and Percival played for the Mustangs. | This team has a natural rivalry with the Bassabook Grey Socks. Their national team players are Tomorrow (catcher, #2), Richie Stagg (starting at first base, #55), and Jack Percival (reliever, #98). Tomorrow was a member of the Bangkok team, and Stagg and Percival played for the Mustangs. | ||
| − | ===== | + | =====Spenson Worms===== |
| − | This team plays their home games in Zwangzug's most modern baseball stadium, the Worm Hole. Their national team players are Rob Staun (outfielder/DH (when needed: Zwangzug's branch of the BUBL bans it on principle), #12), Julian Williams (outfielder, #28), Will Bartnett (starting pitcher, #44). Staun and Bartnett were with the Mustangs, Williams with the Red-Tails. | + | This team plays their home games in Zwangzug's most modern baseball stadium, the Worm Hole. (Before Spenson developed as a city, they were known as the Spaceport Worms.) Their national team players are Rob Staun (outfielder/DH (when needed: Zwangzug's branch of the BUBL bans it on principle), #12), Julian Williams (outfielder, #28), Will Bartnett (starting pitcher, #44). Staun and Bartnett were with the Mustangs, Williams with the Red-Tails. |
===Seasons=== | ===Seasons=== | ||
====First==== | ====First==== | ||
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====Third==== | ====Third==== | ||
| − | The third season will feature three-game series between teams instead of one-game matchups, for a total of 42 games played by each team | + | The third season will feature three-game series between teams instead of one-game matchups, for a total of 42 games played by each team. |
[[Category:Sports leagues]][[Category:Zwangzug]] | [[Category:Sports leagues]][[Category:Zwangzug]] | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 17 July 2007
The Batter Up! Baseball League is an organization that has sought to expand into various nations.
Contents
In Zwangzug
In Zwangzug, the offer was accepted. There were high hopes for Opening Day, April 4th, with Composite Minister Ember Nickel in attendance to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, but they did not materialize. The first game was to be between the Merano Mustangs and the Bangkok team, but the entirety of the latter was suspended due to various violations of league policies. The season could not begin until April 5th, with the Noh Weir Red-Tails hosting the Constantinople Cubs.
Baseball in Zwangzug is a traditionally low-scoring, defensive-oriented affair. The nation has competed in both editions of the World Baseball Classic: in the second, it went undefeated in the group stages to make the semifinals.
Teams
Charter
The following teams were incorporated before the league's first season.
Merano Mustangs
With a record of 1-0 going into the "first of breaks for players who are mostly sub-all-star, maybe "some-star" level, but we're going to throw together a national team anyhow...actually, they're not the ones getting the breaks. Scratch that, make this the first break for everybody except the ones who are all-stars, which are all of them, wait..." (Nickel's official designation), the Mustangs lived up to their expectation as the best team in the league. Their players on the national team are Nathan Ellis (starting right fielder, #18), Scott Macdougal (starting pitcher, #19), Caleb Runnon (starting pitcher, #27), Jamie Cooper (closer, #30), and Dwight Eastman (starting at second base, #37).
Like all the (competing) teams in the league, the Mustangs have four starting pitchers and a long reliever who pitches the middle innings of most of the games. Their rotation begins with Runnon, Macdougal, and Bartnett (who is fourth in the national rotation).
Noh Weir Red-Tails
1-1 going into the FOBFPWAMSMSLBWGTTTANTAATNTOGTBSTMTTFBFEETOWAAWAAOTW. Their national team players are Lou Stirk (utility infielder, #10), Terry Quave (starting center fielder, #16), Karen Lee (starting left fielder, #11), Thomas Grush (starting catcher, #20), Trevor Root (reliever, #45), and Paul Goldberg (utility infielder, #88).
Constantinople Cubs
0-1 at the break. Their national team players are Ben Ridge (starting at third base, #13) and John Meyers (long reliever, #32).
Bangkok Oysters
They lacked a nickname and were barred from participation throughout the first season, but could put a starting eight together. After being reinstated for the second season, they cobbled together some semblance of a squad, naming themselves the "Bangkok Indigenous Persons", an unsurprisingly short-lived moniker. With uniform numbers equal to scorekeeping positions, their veterans are 1: Today, 3: Who, 4: What, 5: I Don't Know, 6: I Don't Care, 7: Why, 8: Because. I Don't Care and Because are on the national team, I Don't Care as a starter.
Their nickname for the second season, while not very popular, was the only thing they could come up with.
Expansion
The following teams entered the league between the first and second seasons, gathering many of the national team players from the expansion draft.
Arlington Aurora
This team's national team members are Ian Schmidt (outfielder, #22), Matthew Leon (reliever, #47), and Jeff Keer (reliever, #63). Schmidt and Keer played on the Mustangs in season 1: Leon played for the Red-Tails.
Bassabook Grey Socks
This team has a natural rivalry with the 102d Gray Sox. Their national team players are Alexis Paige (utility infielder, #9), Stan Donatelli (reliever, #24), and Nicholas Soyne (starting pitcher, #81). Paige and Donatelli were on the Mustangs: Soyne on the Red-Tails.
102d Gray Sox
This team has a natural rivalry with the Bassabook Grey Socks. Their national team players are Tomorrow (catcher, #2), Richie Stagg (starting at first base, #55), and Jack Percival (reliever, #98). Tomorrow was a member of the Bangkok team, and Stagg and Percival played for the Mustangs.
Spenson Worms
This team plays their home games in Zwangzug's most modern baseball stadium, the Worm Hole. (Before Spenson developed as a city, they were known as the Spaceport Worms.) Their national team players are Rob Staun (outfielder/DH (when needed: Zwangzug's branch of the BUBL bans it on principle), #12), Julian Williams (outfielder, #28), Will Bartnett (starting pitcher, #44). Staun and Bartnett were with the Mustangs, Williams with the Red-Tails.
Seasons
First
The first season ended on May 27, less than two months after it had started. With many of the players in the national team for World Baseball Classic 1 and the national delegation to the Second Summer Olympics, only six games took place. The final standings are given for only those teams that competed.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Games back |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 3 | 1 | .750 | -- |
| Red-Tails | 3 | 1 | .750 | -- |
| Cubs | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 |
Second
With the phenomenal success of the first season (literally hundreds of fans turned out to watch the Red-Tails upset the Mustangs in the final game), the commissioner eagerly agreed to the creation of expansion teams for the second season, which upset purists. Once again, the Mustangs finished with the best record. The most famous game of the season was the Cubs' 1-0 loss to the Indigenous Persons: the latter scored their sole run from a walk, a stolen base, and two sacrifice bunts. Lee Arneson of the Cubs pitched the first no-hitter in league history but lost.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Games back |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 12 | 2 | .857 | -- |
| Red-Tails | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 |
| Grey Socks | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 |
| Gray Sox | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 |
| Aurora | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 |
| Worms | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 |
| Indigenous Persons | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 |
| Cubs | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 |
Third
The third season will feature three-game series between teams instead of one-game matchups, for a total of 42 games played by each team.
