In London today it is an unusually sunny and surprisingly temperate day, considering its January. An auspicious start to the day for the organizers of today’s gathering, dubbed “An Underground Funeral”. Permits in hand they have successfully petitioned to have one block adjacent to Pearson Metropolitan Ballpark shut down for the event, theoretically allowing for […]
Jose Hernandez stared out blankly from the bullpen at Pearson Metropolitan Park. A record breaking season, quite literally London’s best ever, had just come to a shocking end in game 5 of the Wildcard round. Normally the start should have been his – he was the ace on the staff at just 23 years old and […]
At the recent PEBA Winter Meetings London Underground owner Cyan Winters announced plans to rebrand the organization’s minor league system starting with their affiliate in the Global Baseball Brotherhood, the Leeds Rhinos. The team will become the Leeds Locomotives effective immediately. The change, according to Winters “aligns the team more closely to the Underground while […]
On January 9th, 2036 Norm Batstone officially signed his first “big boy” contract in the PEBA. The three year, $26,000,000 deal was his first contract outside of his youth and arbitration protections and increased his salary immediately and dramatically. Few could question the decision though as Batstone was coming off an All-Star campaign in […]
It had been over a month since the ink had dried on the paperwork signing over ownership of the London Underground from Sir John Fowler Jr. to Cyan Winters, the then-current General Manager of the team. Fowler had essentially hand-picked Winters to buy the team and essentially bent over backward to complete the sale. Any […]
Sir John Fowler Jr. sat back in his office chair, the old leather creaking in protest. He had been hunched over peering at a venerable mountain of papers through his bifocals for too long and his back had finally lodged a voracious enough protest to force a break. There was always much to do as […]
London, UK – The London Underground today announced a slew of additions and improvements to Pearson Metropolitan Park, continuing a growing trend of offseason improvements to the still sparkling new ballpark. The improvements will not only increase the ballpark’s capacity an additional 5,000 seats but will bring about a number of new fan experiences, expanded […]
Underground General Manager Cyan Winters stared blankly out the massive picture window of the executive suite at Pearson Metropolitan Park. He didn’t often use the suite as his office, preferring the more purpose built confines of his office in the Underground’s administrative building a few blocks away. He had come here to reflect on the […]
London, UK – Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith – has died. She was 108 years old. All the mortal realms over which she watched join together in […]
London, UK – When the London Underground and Buckingham Palace made the joint announcement that the Queen would be on hand to coronate the new Underground ballpark it was a shock to an entire nation and to many around the world. The event, thankfully, went off without a hitch and with great fanfare. What no […]
