The Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance

CL is exported back to Florida and ready to go.

Dang, wish I could see the results

Congratulations to Ken (and Duane) for the victory. Those were some gut moves with putting pitchers out there on short rest to hold our offense to one run in the last 2 games. Much respect for that! Tough one run loss in game 6 and that was all my boys had left in the tank. My team exceed any expectations I had this year and went on a great run with exciting series. Oh and the extra playoff money will make Mr. Dole, my owner, very happy.

I want to thank everyone for an exciting season. We have a really strong community here and should be proud of it.

IL RULES!!!!!





(official press release to follow shortly)

Wow guys. I have been distant this year due to some technical issues at the beginning and then some personal stuff in the middle, and then just... not having a great way to log on to sim at the end there but I'm blown away by the success of my Featherheads. I owe so much of the season to my friends who helped caretake the team during my extended absences, namely RJ (ironically enough) and Duane, who managed my team in the post season. You guys are awesome!

My MVP has to be Francisco Robles who came back on short rest in game 7 and threw the game of his life. I have to imagine that it was in no small part due to the crushing defeat he suffered against Aurora last year and the subsequent release from none other than the Gnats that lit that fire in his belly and allowed him to come up with the win in game 7. My other players were awesome… even though we were missing a third of our optimal line-up we still kept enough offensive firepower to come out with a win. Just amazing stuff.

With RJ being my main trade partner this off-season, it seemed fitting that we meet up in the championship as well. I'm amazed by how well RJ runs his team and the passion he brings to the league. So glad to have you in here, man. We were actually hanging out at the same event we were at last year during the contraction draft when we learned we would be playing each other in the championship. It’s been a crazy year since that draft – getting engaged and getting involved in like a thousand other things – that it kind of all starts to seem like a bit of a blur.

I appreciate all of you other GMs who keep this league thriving despite changes and hiccups. You guys are awesome as well.

This off-season I hope to get back into podcasting with RJ and letting us talk more about PEBA on a more consistent basis. Bloviation will be imminent.

Congrats to both clubs for a well fought contest. I'm especially keen on hearing a new podcast!

Arbitration is so frustrating. I really like BJ Gassaway and kinda like Sancho Yanez but both are pretty certain to get their walking papers soon. Gassaway is expected to receive 3.6 mill and Yanez 2.3 mill in arbitration. Why? Gassaway has averaged 1 WAR and Yanez has averaged 0 WAR. Both stink on defense are are below average with the bat. I have grown attached to them emotionally but my brain says "don't let the door hit you in the a$$." They are just not worth the money.

Wow. Congrats on a hell of a finish, Ken.

I don't think many would have bet on FLA going in to the playoffs, but you proved them all wrong. What a great season.

Congrats Ken!! Well fought, exciting series - and congrats to the 'gnats for representing the SL so well!!

There will be a few members of the Borealis - longstanding members, who will be getting their walking papers in some capacity: Bryant Burris, who has a friendly team option, but the time has come for him to move on - despite the fine season he had (Sad!!!); Rusty Butler, who is arby eligible and had a great season as back up - and a pretty sizable arby estimate (no back-up catcher should be in the top half of a teams salary schedule); Mercado, who has never really seemed to click enough to warrant the playing time, and won't be offered arbitration (not Fake News)... Negrete, Hale and Toro are Free Agents - Negrete wants 'Tugboat' money, and Castro and Gutiérrez are ready for the big time and will share catching duties... Hale's demands aren't 'crazy', but the money ain't there this offseason (bad timing! Sad!!)... There are a few lesser names who won't be offered arbitration/contracts... I think...

The Big, early offseason questions will be: With Hale (presumably) moving on, will Pope move to CF full time and will 'Fudd' take over in LF? Will Jose Torres' excellent AA season result in a quick call-up to the Big leagues? The 3-5 rotation spots we very inconsistent - and cost Aurora in the end - where will help come from, and at what cost?

Congrats to both teams!

With some careful negotiating, it looks like Hartford will field close to the same roster next season with a few call-ups from AAA. Most importantly, all of the core players including Ray Graham should be making a return while JUST staying under budget. Rumor has it Dwight Carver will be leaving Hartford to make room for Cedeno's move to Third.


On that note, since the season is over, are we able to post trades now?

Harpoon wrote:On that note, since the season is over, are we able to post trades now?

Trading will return with the upcoming sim. So, very soon.

You can, of course, negotiate trades any time you like.

Congratulations to Florida....I thought they would need a rebuilding year in 2025 but obviously that was not the case!

I love Phil Burns comments about re-signing with Shin Seiki. "Phil just wants to get paid".

At least he's honest Kevin. I hate him and he hated me before we traded him to you.

Sandgnats wrote:I love Phil Burns comments about re-signing with Shin Seiki. "Phil just wants to get paid".

At least he's honest Kevin. I hate him and he hated me before we traded him to you.

I laughed out loud

Sandgnats wrote:I love Phil Burns comments about re-signing with Shin Seiki. "Phil just wants to get paid".

At least he's honest Kevin. I hate him and he hated me before we traded him to you.

That is a funny one.

He signed an very reasonable extension. The negotiations were pretty easy too. The only sticking point was my not being willing to guarantee him a starting spot.

I do like how silly OOTP gets at times.