SPB-2 1969 Season
Status: Playing July
SPB-2 1969 Season Status: Playing July
Standings
Batting Average
Home Runs
ERA
Current League Champion
SPB1-1968 Champion
Mike See
Route 66 Hot Rods
The Rte.66 Hot Rods bested the Tippecanoe Voyageurs in 7 games to capture the 1968 Title. This is Mike's 3rd SPB-2 Championship, and first since 1962. Catfish Hunter and Ken McMillan will share Co-MVP Honors
SPB-2 League Officers
Commissioner
Mike See
President
Gary Plunkitt
Statistician
John Ungashick
Beat Writer
John Ungashick
SPB-2 News that's fit to print
March 22, 2018
1969 June stats posted
The New York Mets continue their hammerlock on the L East as they have now opened up an 18 game lead over the second
place Steel City Yinzers while the AL West is is tight as a drum with the Frankfort Fortress and Route 66 Hot Rods in
a dead heat with the Winter Harbor Seals only 2 1/2 back. In the NL East The Seattle Totems have an eight game lead
over the Salzburg Bishops while in the West The Thud Ridge Wild Weasels are six games up on the Portland Beavers.
The month also saw a no-hiiter by Mickey Lolich of the Seattle Totems on June 29th versus the KC Barons. The final
score was 6-1 as Mickey gave up an unearned run.
October 8, 2017
1969 First round pick thesis- Mike See
SPB-2 Manager Mike See, who held the first overall pick in the 1969 rookie draft, presents this
Masters of SPB
Thesis for his pick of Thurman Munson. Good stuff Mike!
September 6, 2017
Draft date and Protected roster numbers
After tallying the votes, I have determined the SPB-2 Draft date. This was a tough one, because there were managers
who could not make all of the suggested dates. As we always say, the goal is to choose the date that works best for
most managers and the one that the most can attend on in the chatroom. That is what we did here.
That draft date will be Saturday October 7, 2017 at 11am EST (8am PST)
We had 3 managers who could not make the 14th or the 21st, and 1 who could not make the 7th. The 7th was also the most
popular choice of managers as well (though it was close, with many having no preference). Tough choices to make, but
have to go with the date that most can make it.
So now the the draft is set, and with the draft just 5 weeks away, it is time to start getting your rosters in order
for the Rule 5 Draft (formerly the Phase 2 Draft), which per our new rule changes, is now held via email prior to the
Rookie Draft.
Here are the number of players that each team can protect **NOTE: Expansion Teams (Royals, Barons, Bay Sox and Pilots)
players are not eligible to be taken in the Rule 5 in 1969. They will be each selecting 2 players however.
21 Players Protected
East Kenosha Lions
Mulberry Marauders
Evanston Elephants
Seattle Totems
20 Players Protected
Frankfort Fortress
Los Angeles Angels
Wabash Rivers
Portland Beavers
Thud Ridge Wild Weasels
Boise Resolutes
Salzburg Bishops
New York Mets
Fairfax Colts
Winter Harbor Seals
19 Players Protected
South River Gladiators
West Warwick Monarchs
Tippacanoe Voyageurs
Route 66 Hot Rods
Your protected lists are due in ASAP, and the deadline is Thursday (September 14th - So you have 2 weeks to trade). They should be received by me no later than 7:00P.M. EST. At that time, ALL ROSTERS WILL BE FROZEN AND NO TRADES MAY BE MADE UNTIL THE RULE V DRAFT IS COMPLETED.
**IMPORTANT - PLEASE SEND PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED LISTS IN WRITING, AS WELL AS AN MP FROM THE ATTACHED DATABASE THAT I CAN LOAD THAT HAS YOUR PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED SET. PLEASE LEAVE UN-CARDED FARMED. THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAFT BUT I LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR TEAMS PROTECTED NUMBER IS CORRECT.
We will start the Rule 5 Draft via email on Saturday September 16.
June 22, 2017
New manager for 1969 Season and two stadium changes
I am pleased to announce that we have filled the league opening created when Mike Cascarano decided to give
up his Boise Resolutes franchise due to other commitments. I thank Mike C. for his time in SPB. I am very happy
to announce that joining SPB-2 will be Veteran SPB Manager Marc Robinson. Marc will be renaming the team The
Steel City Yinzers and moving them into Forbes Field (becoming Three Rivers next season). Please join me in welcoming Marc to SPB-2!
Welcome Marc!!!!!!
The Los Angeles Angels are vacating Oakland Coliseum and moving into Anaheim Stadium leaves the Oakland Coliseum
and San Diego Stadium and your two available parks.
June 22, 2017
1968 Champion Crowned
Congratulations to Mike See and his Route 66 Hot Rods for capturing the 1968 Championship!
What a series the was! Congrats of course the Steve Ehresman on a great series and season. It was hard fought and
played H2H. Could have gone either way.
MVP - Their are Co-MVP's on the 1968 World Series. The first is Jim "Catfish" Hunter, who came up huge twice for
the Hot Rods, winning 2 games, including the critical Game 6, with a microscopic 0.64 ERA.
The other MVP is 3B Ken McMullen. Ken batted .333 for the series, but his HR in Game 2 won the game for the Hot
Rods (and really saved the series), and his double in Game 7 led to him scoring the winning run of the series for
Route 66.
Honorable Mentions - Had the Voyageurs pulled off game 7, no doubt we'd be talking about Bob Gibson as a co-mvp's
(2-0, struck out 9 and didn't give up a run in either of his starts) with Mickey Stanley, who batted .478 in the
series and had like 4 "spectacular catches in CF, likely robbing HR's and extra base hits. Rod Carew led all
hitters with a .480 average and knocked in the game winning RBI in game 7.
That's a wrap on 1968! Onto 1969!!!!
June 13, 2017
1969 League Notes
1) We are now in divisional play. 4 Divisions. This was determined based on the original draw we made 2 years ago.
2) Schedule has been adjusted accordingly to accommodate divisional play and 4 additional teams.
3) The Official DMB 1969 disk had little rhyme or reason for who it gave a rating too for players with 1 appearence
(and those who it didn't) so..........The were about 21 players who were not rated with under 400 PA's, that had an
appearance and putouts/assists. So for those players, I have added rating to them. The only players who are not rated
who played game are players who only played 1 game at a position, and did not make a play. These players were not
rated by the game, and I won't be giving them a rating either.
4) Players with over 400 PA and 4 or less appearances at a position have had that position removed.
If you have any questions about 3 or 4 about player rating, please contact me directly......
5) As something new....if you have a OF who, lets for example only has a rating in RF...but not in LF, but you plan
to use him in LF, please let me know and I will give that player a rating at that other position (the same one). I
will also do it with CF who you want to play LF/RF. I wont do it with LF or RFers to play CF. The game makes
adjustments for doing this as you know, but when playing on the road, the CM wont use a player at a position he's
not rated at, so I will add this for you should you wish.
6) I have updated the Park images to use the Park pics I sent out last season, if you need them again, they are
also attached, just drop them into you "Parks" folder in DMB11 and it will work.
7. I'll be adding the draft module once the WS is completed.
That's all for now. Enjoy and keep those trades coming!
June 11, 2017
1968 Prediction Comparisons
John U. could not have been more spot on with this year's predictions! Thanks for the recap :)
June 11, 2017
1969 Draft Lottery results!
Number was: 2-3-0
Congrats to Trader Rick Ryan for securing the top overall pick in the 1969 Draft!
Mulberry Marauders (Rick Ryan)
East Kenosha Lions (Dave Lauer)
Evanston Elephants (John Ungashick)
Wabash Rivers (Bill Lanke)
June 11, 2017
1968 Usage Reports
Quicker than you can say "Lottery" we bring to you the end of season 1968 Overusage and Use or Lose reports!
June 11, 2017
1968 Septemberstats and Power rankings posted
This 1968 Regular Season is now completed. Thanks to all of you for your timely stats turn-in's! This was just a great season in the year of the pitcher. We have some fantastic pennant races and will now move to our final World Series before we head to 1969 when Divisional Play begins and our 4 new expansion managers join us! The final regular season database and WS Ready database is attached.
American League
The Route 66 Hot Rods of Mike See take 4 of 7 tough games playing H2H with Don Zminda's Angels to take their first pennant since 1965, winning by 6 games over Joe Dezarlo's South River Gladiators.
National League
Steve Ehresman's Tippacanoe Voyageurs claim their first SPB-2 Pennant, winning an incredible 111 Games behind their incredible pitching staff! The defending NL Champion West Warwick Monarchs of Steve Brunner finish a tough luck 2nd, despite their 104 victories, 2nd most in the league.
Your 1968 League Batting Leaders
American League
Batting Average - Matty Alou (Mets) .336
Hits - Lou Brock (Colts) 203
Home Runs - Frank Howard (Resolutes) 42
RBI's - Frank Howard (Resolutes) 106
Stolen Bases - Bert Campaneris (Gladiators) 45
National League
Batting Average - Willie McCovery (Tippacanoe) .316
Hits - Billy Williams (Portland) 175
Home Runs - Ron Santo (West Warwick) 42
RBI's - Ron Santo (West Warwick) 123
Stolen Bases - Tommy McCraw (Evanston) 48
Your 1968 League Pitching Leaders
American League
Wins - Catfish Hunter (Thunder)/Earl Wilson (Seals) 23
ERA - Luis Tiant (Gladiators) 1.49
Strikeouts - Sam McDowell (Seals) 291
Saves - Ron Taylor (Gladiators) 33
Games - Phil Regan (Angles) 63
National League
Wins - Juan Marichal (Tippacanoe) 25
ERA - Bob Gibson (Tippacanoe) 1.53
Strikeouts - Fergie Jenkins (Thud Ridge) 270
Saves - Ted Abernathy (West Warwick) 41
Games -Ted Abernathy (West Warwick) 65
So, we now move on to the 1968 World Series. A great match up between myself and Steve Ehresman. Vegas odds makes have made the Voyageurs a -150 favorite to win, likely due to the incredible pitching of Tippacanoe, but the Hot Rods own Home Field Advantage since our new rule changes for home field don't go into affect until next season, so they are hoping a little home cookin' to start will help.
Since there have already been several trades made for 1969, I will go ahead and say welcome to 1969 a little early and open trading season. Our 4 new expansion teams are now official in the league and may trade as well. Keep in mind that while you can send trades to me for confirmation, that I wont be announcing any trades until the completion of the 1968 World Series.
Thanks to everyone for an outstanding 1968 season!!!
December 21, 2016
1968 pre-season prognosis
SPB-2 beat writer John Ungashick brings to us his fames Pre-Season prognosis for the upcoming 1968 campaign, which is loooked forward to by everyone. Great work as always John!
October 15, 2016
1968 team name change
For the records and archives, the Rossville Hornets (Rick Ryan) have changed their name to the Mulberry Marauders.
October 15, 2016
1968 Draft Roster notes
Click HERE for notes on the latest roster and draft notes as it pertains to this year's 1968 rookie draft.
August 22, 2016
1969 Draft date and Phase 2 cutdown numbers
After voting by our managers, it had been decided that our 1968 rookie draft will be held in Saturday October 29 at 11am EST.
Roster cutdowns will be due back to me by 10/15 at 9pm EST.
For cutdown purposes, here are the number of players each team may protect for the Phase 2:
21 Players - Gladiators, Fortress, Hornets, Angels
20 Players- Totems, Bishops, Beavers, Lions, Elephants, Colts, Rivers, Weasels, Voyageurs, Mets
19 Players- Hot Rods, Resolutes, Monarchs, Seals
Trading is open to ALL players until the final deadline for protected rosters is reached, at which time only protected players and draft picks can be traded until after the Phase 1 and 2 drafts.
July 5, 2016
1968 New Managerial Announcment
I have a wonderful announcement to make today as we celebrate our 240th year of Independence.
I am extremely excited to announce that our good friend, and former long time SPB owner
Don Zminda will be returning to SPB-2, taking over the former Pittsburgh Crawfords franchise
for the 1968 season.
Don will be renaming the franchise the
Los Angeles Angels and moving the team from old Forbes
Field to the west coast to the brand new Oakland Coliseum. This leaves Forbes as the only
available park for 1968 (Metropolitan is going to one of the expansion teams in '69, and San
Diego Stadium will become available as well then).
I am just thrilled to have Don back with us. Most of you already know Don from his past season
with SPB, but also for the wonderful work he has done over the years for Stats Inc, writing for
SABR, and many other great contributions to historical baseball. Don has recently retired from
Stats Inc. and is looking forward to getting back into SPB mode!
In Don's own words.....
"And to quote Michael Jordan, “I’m back!” Looking forward to rejoining the league."
Please join me in giving Don a big WELCOME BACK!!!!!!
July 1, 2016
1968 Lottery Results
It's a crazy night of lottery.....
Number was 5-8-0
Congrats to Rich Applegate and his Portland Beavers on landing the #1 pick!
Here is the official lottery order....
1. Portland Beavers (Rich Applegate) - 67 Wins - (2 Chances)
2. Seattle Totems (Steve Lehman) - 69* Adjusted Wins (1 Chance)
3. Frankfort Fortress (Gary Plunkitt) - 63 Wins (4 Chances)
4. Pittsburgh Crawfords (Jim Wheeler) - 64 Wins (3 Chances)
June 27, 2016
1969 Expansion draft results
Over the past week, myself and our (4) new 1969 Expansion Team owners have been conducting via email the 1969 Expansion Draft. I must say it was one of the most speedy and efficient draft I have ever been a part of. Very smooth. Great work guys! Our new team owners all made astute selections, forming solid teams that are all ready for the 1969 season to begin!
June 18, 2016
Words from New SPB-2 Commissioner
Good afternoon all,
First, thank you to Gary Plunkitt for his kind words and for entrusting me moving
forward as your SPB-2 commissioner. I truly love our family of leagues and honored
to be able to serve in this role of both SPB-X and now SPB-2. I am confident that
most of you will not notice a lot of difference in the way Gary runs the show versus
myself. I have learned much from "The Creator" over these past 18 years I have been
in SPB : ) Gary has led our leagues for a very long time and I am very grateful for
all of the hard work he has done and will continue to do for our leagues. Look forward
to many more years of great fun!Good afternoon all,
Second, Congrats to both Hugh McElaney and "Biker" Steve Brunner on capturing their
respective 1967 Pennants. Both well deserved. Good luck to both of you in what should
be a barn burner of a World Series!Good afternoon all,
As we await the results of the World Series, I would like to announce a managerial
change that is effective immediately for the upcoming 1968 season.
I am pleased to announce that original SPB-2 owner and good freind Mike Cascarano will
be returning to SPB-2 after a long vacation : ) Mike will be taking over the former
Bronx Bombers franchise and will be renaming the team the "Boise Resolutes." For now,
he will remain in Yankee Stadium. Very excited to have Mike back in what is now his
2nd SPB league (he is also in SPB-X).Good afternoon all,
Please welcome Mike back to SPB-2. He will be a great addition to a great group of
managers!
Calendar
Apr 1, 2018
July MP's due
Apr 20, 2018
July stats due
Power Rankings
2) Wild Weasels (5)
3) Voyageurs (4)
4) Fortress (7)
4) Totems (1)
6) Hot Rods (2)
7) Seals (6)
8) Beavers (11)
9) Rivers (9)
10) Yinzers (10)
11) Bishops (8)
12) Colts (15)
13) Elephants (14)
14) Monarchs (17)
15) Gladiators (15)
15) Marauders (12)
17) Barons (13)
18) Bay Sox (18)
19) Lions (20)
20) Royals (18)
21) Pilots (21)
22) Angels (22)
1967 1st RD draft results
1) Gladiators-T.Seaver
2) Gladiators-J.Bench
3) Hot Rods-R.Jackson
4) Hot Rods-R.Carew
5) Totems-J.Koosman
6) Weasels-G.Nettles
7) Beavers-G.Nolan
8) Crawfords-A.Otis
9) Elephants-J.Rudi
10)Rivers-M.Sanguillen
11)Lions-D.Rader
12)Colts-S.Lyle
13)Hornets-A.Rodriguez
14)Voyageurs-P.Dobson
15)Bishops-M.Torrez
16)Seals-K.Brett
17)Mets-B.Moose
18)Bombers-J.Hardin
Historical Information
| Established: 1992 | |
|---|---|
| Starting Season: | 1944 |
| Seasons: | 24 |
| Games: | 25907 |
| Trades: | 884 |
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