FBA League has 2 Expansion Openings

[jeremy7227]

Hi all,

Not related tot he PBA (though Jayson and several other PBAers are GMs in the FBA).

We have two expansion teams coming into the FBA for the upcoming season. The league is brand new, just completed the first season - 1871. 1872 will see two new clubs added to the AL. You can pick from one of the following : Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City (Athletics, Monarchs or Royals - you get to name 'em).

The league is based on real players from the 1850-1870's but the play and rosters are tweaked to play like modern baseball... circa 1940's style play. So the league leader in HR had 21 and several others were in the high teens. I expect with a little expansion we will see some players approach 30HR in the next year.

The expansion teams will get to pick 5-7 players from the existing rosters. Existing GMs get to protect 20 of their 40 man rosters. The ammy draft is pre-spring training and the expansion teams will get supplemental picks in that draft too to help them come in and be more competitive.

We had a great first season. The owners in the league are first rate - 5 OOTP online commishes and a hand picked group of very active guys. PM or email me if interested.

Jeremy
Beaneaters GM
FBA Commish

[piratesgm]

Does the FBA have a web page I could take a look at?

[jeremy7227]

We have a one - but it is not very up to date. Tends to be an active email league.

foreverbaseball.org

and -

fba1871.wetpaint.com/

[jeremy7227]

An email excerpt from the World Series wrap up:

The weather in Pittsburgh has improved and the White Sox and Pirates have taken the field once again.

Game 3
With the Series tied up at one game apiece the Pirates sent Al Kinsley back to the hill fresh off his game one win. He was masterful… tossing a 3-hit shutout to win his second of the series. The Pirate offense was equally baffled until the 7th inning. With two out and an 0-2 count, Henry Burroughs was hit by a pitch which seemed to awaken the Bucs. Pirate’s Manager Jesus Barajas sent in Frank Selman to pinch run for Burroughs and called on Jim O’rourke to pinch hit for Hugh Campbell. O’rourke promptly doubled in Selman to plate the game’s first run. Third-baseman Henry Anthony followed with a homerun to left that staked the Pirates and Al Kinsley to a 3-0 lead…. And that’s how game three ended. The Pirates lead the series 2-1.

Game 4
Pirate pitching continued its dominance over the White Sox lineup in game four. This time William Ford went the distance to outduel White Sox ace Herrington 2-1. The 0-2 Herrington’s post-season struggles continued though he did keep the Pirates to just two runs he couldn’t get the big outs when they were needed.

Pittsburgh now leads the best of seven series 3-1.

Game 5
The White Sox sent rookie sensation Charles Witherow to the mound in Game 5 to try and preserve any hope of salvation. He faced the Pirates’ Candy Cummings – the Ware, Massachusetts native known as the Father of the Curveball.

Witherow and Cummings matched wits for 7 frames before the fire-balling rookie tired and was lifted by White Sox manager Ramon Diaz with game scoreless. Cummings for his part was every bit the master of creative pitching. He scattered 8 hits and pair of walks over 10 innings. Diaz called upon Will Cramer to hold the Pirate offense – which he did – until the bottom of the 10th.

In the top of the tenth inning the White Sox leadoff man reached and was promptly sacrificed into scoring position. However the next two batters failed at getting the ball out of the infield and the game remained scoreless. In the bottom of the tenth Pittsburgh manager Jesus Barajas must have felt like it was déjà vu all over again…. With two outs he needed a baserunner to put some strategy in motion and thanks to a single by Henry Anthony he got one. Then he called on the bench for some inspiration. Speedy Frank Norton pinch ran for Anthony with Fred Treacey (2-3 in the game) at the plate. In one heck of a gutsy move Norton stole second on the 0-1 pitch. Treacey watch ball two and then lined a sharp single to left… with two outs the runner was moving on contact and Norton scored easily.

In front of the home crowd Fred Treacey’s walk-off single and Candy Cummings’ 133 pitch, 10 inning shutout delivered the first championship of the FBA to Pittsburgh! Congratulations to the entire Pittsburgh organization and to GM Al Costa on a terrific series and a great season.