100 Win Seasons: Update

Winning 100 games in a season is a great achievement, but it does not always translate into winning the World Series. In Gehrig only 5 of the 13 previous WS champions won 100+ games during the regular season.

Season 13: Wrapup

Season 13 ended, for the second year in a row, in a memorable World Series that went to a game 7 between the Indianapolis Hoosiers and the Durham Donkeyfish. The Donkeyfish, a Gehrig world original franchise, were coming into the season 13 with high expectations after losing the season 12 WS in seven games. The AL #2 seed Donkeyfish, had to come back to defeat the Rochester North Stars in the ALDS and the Jacksonville Betelnut in the ALCS before facing the #1 NL seed Hoosiers. The Hoosier ran up to a 3-2 series lead before losing the Donkeyfish in 7. This is armst24's first WS title. The win brings the hardware back to the AL after the NL had won the previous 5 WS.

Congrats to the Donkeyfish and their management on a great season.

Season 1. San Juan Clementes (mazz993) - AL

Season 2. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 3. Scranton Shrutes (mookie79) - AL

Season 4. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 5. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 6. Wichita Wallabies (jdbkaput) - NL

Season 7. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 8. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

Season 9. Ottawa Sundragons (sundragons) - NL

Season 10. San Juan Myrmidons (doontristy) - NL

Season 11. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

Season 12. San Juan Myrmidons (doontristy) - NL

Season 13. Durham Donkeyfish (armst24) - AL

Breakdown:
AL - 7 World Series
NL- 6 World Series

#1 Draft Picks for a Dozen Seasons

8 of the 12 picked were pitchers
9 of the 12 were out of college


Season 1: Kenneth Teut (IF), out of Auburn by Santa Cruz (gydk)
2 time All Star; career OPS .780 (9 ML seasons, mostly with SEA/HAR/DOV, now a FA)

Season 2: Hal Schoeneweis (P), out of HS by Jacksonville (cpkung)
56-58 5.10 ERA in 10 ML seasons (now with ROC)

Season 3: Ellis Ingram (P), out of Richland College by Syracuse (capilla)
33-44, 16 SV 5.52 ERA in 7 ML seasons (all with OTT, now a FA)

Season 4: Danys Lopez (P), out of the Coll of Charleston by Seattle (threester)
2 time All Star; 94-46 3.95 ERA in 7 ML seasons (all with SCR)

Season 5: Desi Maduro (P), out of Kentucky by Colorado (offroadx)
42-50 5.20 ERA in 6 ML seasons (now a FA)

Season 6: Freddy Garcia (P), out of Kankakee CC by San Juan (doontristy)
3 time Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, 4 time All Star; 74-35 2.66 ERA
in 4 ML seasons (all with SJ)

Season 7: Chip Greenwood (IF), out of Miami(OH) by Vancouver (camden68)
All Star; career .907 OPS in 3 ML seasons (all with NYM)

Season 8: Brady Simmons (IF), out of HS by Vancouver (camden68)
1st ML season; career Minor League OPS is 1.000+ (now with VC)

Season 9: Buster Simpson (P), out of Sonoma St by Richmon (jacoby66)
1st full ML season; career Minor League ERA < 4.00 (now with TB)

Season 10: Rodrigo Tavarez (P), out of HS by San Antonio (phildirt)
1st full ML season; career Minor League ERA 3.16 (now with NYM)

Season 11: Dan Hollins (P), out of LSU by San Antonio (phildirt)
currently at AAA Nashville with career Minor League ERA of 3.15

Season 12: Al Iglesias (OF), out of UConn-Avery Point by cwiddoes (Fresno)
currently at High A Fresno, has OPS of 1.292

Season 12 Wrapup

Season 12 ended with a 7 game World Series thriller that gave the San Juan Myrmidons their 2nd World Series title in Gehrig. The Durham Donkeyfish, making their first appearance in the Series, tried to pry back the hardware from the National League but just fell short. San Juan had a dream season, leading the NL with a franchise best, league best, and Gehrig World best 116 wins.

After an early domination by the AL, the NL has countered with 5 straight World Series titles, and 5 out of the last 6. The AL and NL are now tied with 6 World Series titles each. This is also owner doontristy's second WS title in Gehrig, and joins cpkung, tooly_mctool, and threester as owners of 2 World Series rings.

Congrats to the Myrmidons and their management on a great season.

Season 1. San Juan Clementes (mazz993) - AL

Season 2. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 3. Scranton Shrutes (mookie79) - AL

Season 4. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 5. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 6. Wichita Wallabies (jdbkaput) - NL

Season 7. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 8. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

Season 9. Ottawa Sundragons (sundragons) - NL

Season 10. San Juan Myrmidons (doontristy) - NL

Season 11. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

Season 12. San Juan Myrmidons (doontristy) - NL

Top Seasons

Winning 100 games in a single season is usually a sign of a great season. Some interesting facts about the 100+ win teams:

• 33 teams have posted 100+ wins in 12 seasons of play, 22 from the AL and 11 from the NL.
• Every division except for the NL West has had a 100+ win team.
• Season 2 was the only season without a 100+ win team in either league.
• The NL did not have a 100+ win team in season's 2, 6 and 7 (NL won WS Season 6).
• Of the 33 100+ teams only 5 (15%), two from each league, have won the WS.
• 2 Wild Card teams have won 100+ teams, both in the AL.
• The Scranton Schrutes lead the AL with five 100+ seasons.
• The San Juan Myrmidons lead the NL with four 100+ seasons.
• The two best records took place in season 12: San Juan (NL-116 wins) and Scranton (114-48).

Below is a list of all 100+ winning seasons. The list is sorted from most wins to least. NL teams are highlighted in blue and AL teams are highlighted in Red. World Series (WS) winners are noted by an "X" and Wild Card teams are noted by an "*". You will have to click on the image to view the entire data set.

Season 11: World Series Champs

Season 11 ended in a 4-1 World Series win for the Monterrey Pepper Jacks over the Santa Cruz Crazy Santas. The Pepper Jacks outscored the Santas 31-14 in the 5-game series.

The Pepper Jacks went into the postseason with a 99-63 record, which was good enough for an NL South title and a #3 seed for the playoffs. They swept the #6 Montgomery Freedom Riders and the #2 Ottawa Sundragons before beating the #1 San Juan Myrmidons in an epic 7 game series.

After an early domination by the AL, the NL has countered with 4 straight World Series titles, and 4 out of the last 5. This is also owner tooly_mctool's second WS title in Gehrig, and joins cpkung and threester as owners of 2 World Series rings.

Congrats to the Pepper Jacks and their management on a great season.

Season 1. San Juan Clementes (mazz993) - AL

Season 2. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 3. Scranton Shrutes (mookie79) - AL

Season 4. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 5. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 6. Wichita Wallabies (jdbkaput) - NL

Season 7. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 8. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

Season 9. Ottawa Sundragons (sundragons) - NL

Season 10. San Juan Myrmidons (doontristy) - NL

Season 11. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

The Strange Case of Kent Corbin (as re-told by HP Lovecraft)

Kent Corbin Rochester North Stars Age: 30 B/T: R/R Born: Swampscott, MA Position(s): P (LRA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

The fevered, nightmarish dreamscapes began haunting young Mr. Corbin in his western Massachusetts cabin prior to Season 9. Every night, without exception, saw the man sit bolt upright in his bed - covered in sweat and a healthy sense of foreboding. The cabin itself, it's rustic sensibilities telling of its extreme age, was quiet but for the insistent sounds of whippoorwills.

Each morning over coffee he would entertain the possibility of driving to Arkham to see the alienist at Miskatonic University, but would quickly dissuade himself from this frantic notion by the time his morning workouts were completed.

Corbin was a major league pitcher for the Rochester Red Royals at the time, and, by all accounts, a rather good one. In the 'Bullpen' as the vernacular would describe it, Corbin would relieve starting pitchers of their assignments, and proceed to get opposing batters to make an out with regularity. But starting in season 9, this would no longer be the case.

His fragile mind, possessed by horrific images that haunted what should be his restful night-sleep, would parade themselves in his waking mind, disrupting his conscious thought to an irreparable degree. Atop the pitching mound, in a situation that previously saw him inducing batsmen to ground the baseball to an infielder, Corbin would now issue a poorly thrown ball that the batsman would now drive to the outfield, uncaught. Runner after runner would score, spoiling the efforts of the starting pitchers and causing harm to the Rochester side.

This continued game after game, with each progressive season becoming worse and worse for Corbin. Team-mates and coaches alike tried to counsel Corbin, but none could draw forth the horrible truth from the beleaguered baseballer. Nevertheless, the Rochester organization continued to employ Corbin, much to the dismay of fans throughout Western New York.

To this day, in season 11, Corbin is still plagued by these unspeakable montrosities.
Formless mounds of evil, be-tentacled things with multiple eyeballs revolving in loathsome sockets - batrachian minions eager to tear at Corbin's flesh - these appeared night after night, and haunted his appearances atop the baseball pitching mound.

Afraid to tell anyone, and unwilling to seek professional counsel, Corbin may be doomed to this downward statistical spiral until the visiting night gaunts are called off.

As to why Corbin is accursed, one may investigate the sailing misadventures of his great grandfather Charles Dexter Ward Corbin, who brought back many amulets and oddities from the South Seas, and expired on his death bed rattling on about a mysterious place called 'Dagon'.
Of course, the place of the elder Corbin's passing was the very ancestral cabin that the younger Corbin has been suffering through thse haunting nightmares!