Lions Ownership Situation Resolved

The dust appears to have finally settled on what has been one of the stranger episodes in PEBA history.  The Amsterdam Lions have been purchased, for the second time in less than five months. The Lions pushed Florida to the brink in the 2039 Divisional Series, but the Farstriders sent them home after 10 innings […]

Germán Hernández – The Keltner List

There was never any doubt that Germán Hernández was going to be a PEBA star someday. Michigan isn’t the type of college you expect to recruit ballplayers from Mexico, but their efforts were well worth it. The young catcher posted an 1.000+ OPS during each of his 4 years playing for the Red Dawns. When […]

Ronald Lowry – Keltner List

Ronald Lowry was a teenager struggling to prove himself at Purdue when the baseball world went into upheaval and the PEBA emerged as a result. In 40 games with the Astronauts in 2007, he hit .182 and posted a 44 OPS+. He took the offseason to figure out what he wanted out of baseball and […]

Francisco Robles – Keltner List

One of the more beloved pitchers of his era, Francisco “Yogi” Robles was originally a standout high school pitcher for Cy-Fair High School in Texas.  Originally born in Portland, OR, Robles went 6-0 with a 1.60 ERA as a 16-year old, earning the IF HS WC Outstanding Pitcher Award in 2007.  Two years later, the […]

Jeff Cline and the Keltner List

Jeff Cline was already 29 years old when the PEBA came into existence. As a catcher who could hit, he was high on draft boards for the inaugural draft despite not being the best defensively. In fact, the Canton Longshoremen took him with the 17th pick of the 2nd round of the inaugural draft. Cline […]

The Relentless Brad Davis

Water is, perhaps literally, the single most important thing in the world.  It is essential for life.  All living things need it and need it in significant quantities to survive.  It doesn’t matter if they live in deep caves underground, high atop mountain peaks, or in the driest deserts on earth.  However, in modern society, […]

Old Nick Writes New Chapter

  Enrique Vázquez walked slowly off the field to a standing ovation as the Stadium Urbanus fans clapped for the team’s ace. His focus stayed down at the dugout toward which he was walking, barely acknowledging the recognition. It was October 15th, and the man who would be IL Golden Arm had just induced a […]

Definitions

The Amsterdam Lions have added 5,000 seats to Stadium Urbanus, bringing the ballpark’s capacity to a whopping 65,000.  At some point, that’s just a lot of seats, so it begs a question: What is a stadium seat? It seems to reason that it’s a chair.  If someone were to ask you to define a chair, […]

Stadium Urbanus Expansion Pays Off

The 2028 Amsterdam Lions drew just over 1.2 million fans over the course of the season.  This was the lowest that the franchise had ever seen attendance go, dating back to their days in Connecticut and the start of PEBA play in 2007.  Never before had the team drawn lower than even 1.7 million.  In other words, […]