Draft Weekend Recap!

Thanks to all for another fun and exciting Draft Weekend!!!  Our hotel in Southfield was home for great traditions, both old and new.  A spirited rules discussion led to the usual excitement of division rolloffs, with a new tradition born in the hotel pool - film in the video below. We all enjoyed the private hospitality room for both Draft Eve activities and the Draft itself.

From the selection of Yoan Moncada to KC as the #1 overall pick, all the way through to Teoscar Hernandez as the final section, the draft was both unpredictable and exciting.  Thanks to all for a great time.  I think everything is all set now for the season to begin.   Just two words to leave you with - PLAY BALL!

You can cut the tension in the Draft Room with a knife!

Mall-O-Matics in action!

Draft Day Preparation!

Steve W.'s team cards are true works of art!

Dinner at Craft Breww City

First time league champion Doug Ebbole

receives his hardware!!!

Yummy Hostess Baseball Cupcakes 

helped create a festive atmosphere!

League MVP?  The Water Football!

HAL Simulation for 2017!

Hal has TWO tickets to Paradise, nope, those are 

two Hall of Famer Cards

Feeling the effects of a crazy fun weekend, will probably take a day or two to double-check everything and make sure we have all the right cards with the right teams and the right D. Robertsons and D. Robinsons where they belong!  So, while I try to get everything set up for our PlayBall file, please enjoy the results of the HAL Simulation of our season!

Highlights of the 'fake news' season include....
-A whopping 154 home runs by the Toronto Thunder in just 82 games!  The all-time record for our league is 159 by Boston, back in the heart of the Steroid Era in 1999
-No-hitters by Luis Severino and Dallas Keuchel
-Three homer games from Johnathon Schoop, Matt Olson, Aaron Judge, Mike Trout, and JD Martinez
-Montreal's Michael Brantley and Jose Iglesias each rapping six base hits in a 20-5 pasting of Mount Pleasant

Standings
League Leaders
Grand Totals 1
Grand Totals 2
Newspaper Game Stories
Newspaper Recap
Awards Voting
Record Book
WebBuilder view 

Pitfall 2018

Ghosts of First Round Picks Past.......

 

This business is only a mile from my house; I always think of our friend Phil, when I drive by.   Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Strat-O Meets Mall-O

Based on web 365 assigned salaries, below are the average salary rankings for batters/pitchers following keepers, next to it is the patented Mall-O-Matics rating system.

"Mall-O-Matics....making winners out of losers, everytime!"

Loggers Announce 2018 Protection List

2018 Protections
Mitch "Find me some" More Land
Carlos Gomez "Adams"
Christian "Bale" Vasquez
Nick "Catch A Falling Star" Castellanos
J.D. "Salinger" Martinez
Troy "Tulo" Tulowitzki
Russell "Industrial Center" Martin
Sonny, Sonny, Sonny Gray
Jose Quintana (end of Jaws: "Quint?"  "No.....")
Michael "Pinata" Pineda
Aaron "Chopped" Sanchez
Carlos "Rodan - CAW!" Rodon
Jed "Clampett" Lowrie
Raul "Not my Brother Raul" Mondesi
Avisail "Well Hello, Mrs. Cabrera" Garcia
Darren "All" O'Day "IPA"

NL/Darvish Protected:  Asdrubal "Ass-Double-Dribble" Cabrera

Cut like a fart in the breeze, or HE GONE!:
 Luke "I am Your Father" Gregerson
Jesse "Pinkman" Hahn
Derek Holland "Tunnel"
Tyler "Chicken Caesar" Saladino
"They Killed" Kennys Vargas
Hyun Soo "Oh, Godzilla!" Kim
Ryan Rua "The Day"
Jason Grilli "Cheeseburgers"
Steve "Harvey" Cishek
Jose "Joey Bats" Bautista
N/C Bryan "Errol" Flynn

 No longer available in this year's draft: Ryan "15 pieces of Flair" Flaherty.  Boo! 

Stan, Chotchkie's Manager: We need to talk about your flair.
Joanna: Really? I... I have fifteen pieces on. I, also...
Stan, Chotchkie's Manager: Well, okay. Fifteen is the minimum, okay?
And.....you know the rest. 

Farewell, Jose "Joey Bats" Bautista!
Well, last year we bid adieu to Ben "Zobrilla" Zobrist, and the year before that, the Ol' Billy Barue Butler, and now this year we have to say goodbye to longtime Logger favorite Jose "Joey Bats" Bautista.  Man, getting old sucks!  Jose came to the Loggers as a little thought of 9th round pick in the 2010 draft.  A back-up third baseman to play against lefties only that year, he vaulted his was way from 13 homeruns for that 2009 card to an amazing 54 the next year.  He had a keen eye, and was always near the league lead in on-base percentage, even when he only hit .260 some years.  He led the Loggers to a World Series appearances, just missing out on winning a ring.  We'll miss your bat at the top of our lineup....we'll miss your -4 arm in right field....we'll miss your cool nickname....we'll fondly remember "The JOEY BATS Years" in Maine. 
LOGGERMANIA!!!

Retro: 1907 Maine Loggers, featuring Jose Bautista's great, great grandfather John "Axe Yu" Bautista