Here is an opening statement from new pitching coach Akio Sai. “Thank you everyone for coming to this press conference. It is my pleasure to sign with the West Virginia organization to start my new chapter in baseball. I was super excited when GM Greg Abcarian called me up the day after I announced […]
Going into the final round vs Toyohira Fubuki, the Lobsters knew that it was going to be a tough fight. The Fubuki had a very tough pitching staff and while the Lobsters offense was one of the best in the league, they knew that the regular season doesn’t count for much in the final round. […]
Going into the championship series vs the Niigata Gigans, everyone in Mansfield knew that this was going to be the last of their team in their great city. The papers, radio and even front office all said that they were going to be moving and renaming the team, but no one knew where they were […]
Who had a better year Joe Russell or Enrique Vazquez? If you go monthly awards, Joe Russell had 3 pitcher of the months and 4 rookie of the months, while Vazquez won pitcher of the month 1 time. I will present the stats here and you can make your decision. The one thing that is […]
Round 2 for the Lobsters looked a lot more favorable as their opponents were the Bowling Green Rebels. The Rebels are a good team, but during the regular season they lost 11 times to the Lobsters and only won once. While that all might make it look like it was going to be an easy […]
After winning the last series the Mohican’s next opponent was the Santo Domingo Tourists. The Tourists would have had 1 more win than the Mohicans this year, but the Mohicans had to play game 163 to win the division. The Tourists were 5-4 against the Mohicans this year and brought some hard challenges for the […]
When you think of Maine two things come to mind, lobsters and the Lobsters. Since 2023 the Lobsters have been one of if not the best team in all minor leagues. The team hired Ian Quinn who from 2023 has gone 800-320, which is a .714 winning percentage. He has taken the Lobsters to the […]
Is this going to be the Last of the Mohicans in Mansfield? After winning the Championship in 2024, the Mohicans missed the playoffs with a late season collapse in 2025 and then over the next 4 years while they made the playoffs, they have fallen apart early each year. Management was thinking that maybe a […]
After years of campaigning for a Rookie league, GM Abcarian’s pleading worked. This year was the inaugural year for the Intercontinental Baseball Coalition (R) league. After scouting out many places, the Alleghenies chose Aruba to be its minor league affiliation. Many people expected Aruba to be a competitive team this season, but no one expected […]
The phone rang on Saturday night July the 21st. When GM Abcarian answered it, he never in a million years expected Koshiro Matsuoka to be on the other end of the phone. The Monsters had just lost a game 4-1 on the road, but other than that everything seemed to be going great down there. […]