The 2025 ANNUAL OBL DRAFT DATE:  TBA

The OBL Draft w/Supplimental 6th Round

Tuesday, APRIL 2, 2025 Unofficial (TBA)

OBL - Season 2025

Round 1 (Straight):
1 - 1 - MIAMI - __________________________
1 - 2 - MESA - __________________________
1 - 3 - MT. DORA - _______________________
1 - 4 - BISMARCK - ______________________
1 - 5 - CHICAGO - _______________________
1 - 6 - DALLAS - _________________________
1 - 7 - SEWARD - ________________________
1 - 8 - VANCOUVER - ____________________
1 - 9 - PITTSBURGH - ____________________
1 - 10 - YAKIMA - ________________________
1 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - __________________
1 - 12 - DENVER - _______________________
Round 2 (Straight):
2 - 1 - MIAMI - __________________________
2 - 2 - MESA - __________________________
2 - 3 - MT. DORA - _______________________
2 - 4 - BISMARCK - ______________________
2 - 5 - CHICAGO - _______________________
2 - 6 - DALLAS - _________________________
2 - 7 - SEWARD - ________________________
2 - 8 - VANCOUVER - ____________________
2 - 9 - PITTSBURGH - ____________________
2 - 10 - YAKIMA - ________________________
2 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - __________________
2 - 12 - DENVER - _______________________

Round 3 (Straight):
3 - 1 - MIAMI - __________________________
3 - 2 - MESA - __________________________
3 - 3 - MT. DORA - _______________________
3 - 4 - BISMARCK - ______________________
3 - 5 - CHICAGO - _______________________
3 - 6 - DALLAS - _________________________
3 - 7 - SEWARD - ________________________
3 - 8 - VANCOUVER - ____________________
3 - 9 - PITTSBURGH - ____________________
3 - 10 - YAKIMA - ________________________
3 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - __________________
3 - 12 - DENVER - _______________________

Round 4 (Straight):
4 - 1 - MIAMI - __________________________
4 - 2 - MESA - __________________________
4 - 3 - MT. DORA - _______________________
4 - 4 - BISMARCK - ______________________
4 - 5 - CHICAGO - _______________________
4 - 6 - DALLAS - _________________________
4 - 7 - SEWARD - ________________________
4 - 8 - VANCOUVER - ____________________
4 - 9 - PITTSBURGH - ____________________
4 - 10 - YAKIMA - ________________________
4 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - __________________
4 - 12 - DENVER - _______________________

Round 5 (Straight):
5 - 1 - MIAMI - __________________________
5 - 2 - MESA - __________________________
5 - 3 - MT. DORA - _______________________
5 - 4 - BISMARCK - ______________________
5 - 5 - CHICAGO - _______________________
5 - 6 - DALLAS - _________________________
5 - 7 - SEWARD - ________________________
5 - 8 - VANCOUVER - ____________________
5 - 9 - PITTSBURGH - ____________________
5 - 10 - YAKIMA - ________________________
5 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - __________________
5 - 12 - DENVER - _______________________


Supplimental 6th Round (Straight):
6 - 1 - MIAMI - __________________________
6 - 2 - MESA - __________________________
6 - 3 - MT. DORA - _______________________
6 - 4 - BISMARCK - ______________________
6 - 5 - CHICAGO - _______________________
6 - 6 - DALLAS - _________________________
6 - 7 - SEWARD - ________________________
6 - 8 - VANCOUVER - ____________________
6 - 9 - PITTSBURGH - ____________________
6 - 10 - YAKIMA - ________________________
6 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - __________________
6 - 12 - DENVER - _______________________

The OBL Draft Sheets
Tuesday, APRIL 2, 2024

OBL - Season 2024

Round 1 (Straight):
1 - 1 - DALLAS - R Borucki (Pittsburgh Pirates)____
1 - 2 - PITTSBURGH - BISMARCK - _M McLain (Cincinnati)_
1 - 3 - SEWARD - _J Hoffman (Philadelphia)____
1 - 4 - MT. DORA - _A Abbott (Cincinnati)_
1 - 5 - MESA - _Bobby Miller (Dodgers)_
1 - 6 - YAKIMA - _K Ginkel (Arizona)_
1 - 7 - BISMARCK - MT. DORA - _W Miley (Milwaukee)_
1 - 8 - VANCOUVER - _Grayson Rodriguez (Baltimore)_
1 - 9 - LOS ANGELES - _Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres)_
1 - 10 - DENVER - _Nolan Jones (Rockies)_
1 - 11 - MIAMI - _K Senga (Mets)_
1 - 12 - CHICAGO - __S Armstrong (Tampa)__

Round 2 (Straight):
2 - 13 - DALLAS - _Yanier Diaz (Astros)_
2 - 14 - PITTSBURGH - _B Woo (Seattle)_
2 - 15 - SEWARD - _Willi Castro (Twins)__
2 - 16 - MT. DORA - _Tyler Holton (Tigers)__
2 - 17 - MESA - _Freddy Fermin (KCR)__
2 - 18 - YAKIMA - _Patrick Bailey (SFG)__
2 - 19 - BISMARCK - PITTSBURGH - _Bryce Miller (Seattle)_
2 - 20 - VANCOUVER - _Tanner Bibee (Cleveland)_
2 - 21 - LOS ANGELES - _Elly De La Cruz (Reds)_
2 - 22 - DENVER - DALLAS - _Tyler Wells (Baltimore)_
2 - 23 - MIAMI - _Shelby Miller (LAD)_
2 - 24 - CHICAGO - _Dustin May (LAD)_



Round 3 (Straight):
3 - 25 - DALLAS - _Yennier Cano (Baltimore)_
3 - 26 - PITTSBURGH - _Gregory Soto (Phillies)_
3 - 27 - SEWARD - _Will Smith (Texas)_
3 - 28 - MT. DORA - _Brent Rooker (Oakland)__
3 - 29 - MESA - _M Ozuna (Atlanta)_
3 - 30 - YAKIMA - _James Outman (LAD)_
3 - 31 - BISMARCK - _Spencer Torkelson (Tigers)_
3 - 32 - VANCOUVER - _Royce Lewis (Twins)_
3 - 33 - LOS ANGELES - _Francisco Alvarez (Mets)_
3 - 34 - DENVER - _Kutter Crawford (BRS)_
3 - 35 - MIAMI - BISMARCK - _Ryan Pepiot (LAD)__
3 - 36 - CHICAGO - _Pete Fairbanks (Tampa)_




Round 4 (Straight):
4 - 37 - DALLAS - _TJ Friedl (Reds)_
4 - 38 - PITTSBURGH - _Matt Wallner (Twins)_
4 - 39 - SEWARD - _Joey Gallo (Twins)_
4 - 40 - MT. DORA - _Bo Naylor (Cleveland)__
4 - 41 - MESA - _Nick Senzel (Reds)__
4 - 42 - YAKIMA - _Anthony Volpe (NYY)__
4 - 43 - BISMARCK - _Will Vest (DT)__
4 - 44 - VANCOUVER - _Justin Topa (Seattle)_
4 - 45 - LOS ANGELES - _Caleb Ferguson (LAD)_
4 - 46 - DENVER - _Hunter Harvey (WN)__
4 - 47 - MIAMI - _Jake Rogers (DT)__
4 - 48 - CHICAGO - _Zach Neto (LAA)_




Round 5 (Straight):
5 - 49 - DALLAS - _Jordan Westburg (BO)_
5 - 50 - PITTSBURGH - _Carlos Perez (OA)_
5 - 51 - SEWARD - _Jack Flaherty (BO)_
5 - 52 - MT. DORA - _Joey Wiemer (MB)_
5 - 53 - MESA - _Eduardo Rodriguez (DT)_
5 - 54 - YAKIMA - _Giancarlo Stanton (NYY)__
5 - 55 - BISMARCK - _Dauri Moreta (Pirates)__
5 - 56 - VANCOUVER - _Luis Campusano (SDP)_
5 - 57 - LOS ANGELES - _Eury Perez (Marlins)_
5 - 58 - DENVER - _Sam Moll (Reds)_
5 - 59 - MIAMI - __Jorge Soler (Marlins)__
5 - 60 - CHICAGO - _Tyler Glasnow (Tampa)_

ALL STARS BALLOT

Follow the instructions (Vote for 1 or Vote for 3).  Write down your selections on a piece of paper OR message me with your selections, but DO NOT send them in "Baseball Chat". 

AL - CATCHERS - (VOTE FOR 1)
D Jansen - (Denver)
Y Molina - (Yakima)
C Raleigh - (Yakima)
J.T. Realmuto - (Miami)
S Zavala - (Mesa)

AL - FIRSTBASE - (VOTE FOR 1)
F Freeman - (Vancouver)
P Goldschmidt - (Mesa)
N Lowe - (Miami)
T Mancini - (Yakima)
A Rizzo - (Dallas)

AL - SECONDBASE - (VOTE FOR 1)
J Cronenworth - (Vancouver)
B Donovan - (Mesa)
T Edman - (Dallas)
J McNeil - (Miami)
L Rengifo - (Yakima)
T Story - (Denver)
G Torres - (Miami)

AL - SHORTSTOP - (VOTE FOR 1)
N Allen - (Dallas)
X Bogaerts - (Yakima)
J Iglesius - (Dallas)
F Lindor - (Denver)
J Pena - (Miami)
D Swanson - (Vancouver)

AL - THIRDBASE - (VOTE FOR 1)
N Arenado - (Yakima)
K Farmer - (Miami)
J Ramirez - (Vancouver)
E Suarez - (Dallas)
G Urshela - (Mesa)

AL - OUTFIELD - (VOTE FOR 3)
R Arozarena - (Yakima)
M Betts - (Yakima)
Y Daza - (Mesa)
B De La Cruz - (Denver)
T Estrada - (Dallas)
I Happ - (Mesa)
M Margot - (Miami)
J McCarthy - (Miami)
B Nimmo - (Denver)
A.J. Pollock - (Mesa)
G Springer - (Vancouver)
T Taylor - (Yakima)
L Thomas - (Dallas)
D Varsho - (Vancouver)
T Ward - (Vancouver)

AL - DESIGNATED HITTER - (VOTE FOR 1)
J Abreu - (Mesa)
Y Alvarez - (Dallas)
W Contreras - (Vancouver)
S Garrett - (Miami)
B Harper - (Vancouver)
E Jimenez - (Yakima)
J.D. Martinez - (Mesa)
S Ohtani - (Denver)
J Segura - (Dallas)

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NL - CATCHERS - (VOTE FOR 1)
W Contreras - (Chicago)
R McGuire - (Los Angeles)
S Perez - (Mt. Dora)
A Rutschman - (Bismarck)
T d’Arnaud - (Pittsburgh)

NL - FIRSTBASE - (VOTE FOR 1)
P Alonso - (Seward)
J Naylor - (Bismarck)
M Olson - (Los Angeles)
A Pujols - (Bismarck)
C Walker - (Mt. Dora)

NL - SECONDBASE - (VOTE FOR 1)
J Altuve - (Seward)
L Arraez - (Los Angeles)
A Gimenez - (Chicago)
R McMahon - (Bismarck)
C Morel - (Bismarck)
C Taylor - (Pittsburgh)

NL - SHORTSTOP - (VOTE FOR 1)
W Adames - (Bismarck)
T Anderson - (Mt. Dora)
C Correa - (Seward)
W Franco - (Los Angeles)
J Harrison - (Seward)
J Mateo - (Pittsburgh)
A Rosario - (Chicago)

NL - THIRDBASE - (VOTE FOR 1)
J Berti - (Seward)
M Chapman - (Chicago)
J.D. Davis - (Mt. Dora)
E Escobar - (Chicago)
M Machado - (Los Angeles)
A Riley - (Pittsburgh)
P Wisdom - (Mt. Dora)

NL - OUTFIELD - (VOTE FOR 3)
R Acuna - (Los Angeles)
B Buxton - (Chicago)
A Garcia - (Bismarck)
R Greene - (Bismarck)
M Harris - (Los Angeles)
A Judge - (Los Angeles)
S Kwan - (Bismarck)
 H Renfroe - (Seward)
B Reynolds - (Seward)
K Schwarber - (Chicago)
J Soto - (Pittsburgh)
 S Suzuki - (Mt. Dora)
L Taveras - (Chicago)
M Taylor - (Seward)
M Trout - (Pittsburgh)

Adams, Riley    R    Nationals
Casali, Curt    R    Mariners
Castro, Jason    L    Astros
Collins, Zack    L    Pirates
Delay, Jason    R    Pirates
Garcia, Aramis    R    Reds
Herrera, Jose    S    Diamondbacks
Huff, Sam    R    Rangers
Leon, Sandy    S    Twins
Mazeika, Patrick    L    Mets
Mercedes, Yermin    R    Giants
Papierski, Michael    S    Reds
Perez, Michael    L    Mets
Pinto, Rene    R    Rays
Plawecki, Kevin    R    Rangers
Robinson, Chuckie    R    Reds
Romine, Austin    R    Reds
Serven, Brian    R    Rockies
Stubbs, Garrett    L    Phillies
Suzuki, Kurt    R    Angels
Thaiss, Matt    L    Angels
Torrens, Luis    R    Mariners
VanMeter, Josh    L    Pirates
Viloria, Meibrys    L    Rangers
Vogt, Stephen    L    A's
Wynns, Austin    R    Giants

Okay, every team needs to be sorted by the team owner and a 25-man Major League Roster as well as a 15-man Minor League Roster turned into Mike/Dad. 

In doing so, you should decide on your 4-man Starting Rotation. 

That Rotation needs to be submitted to Mike/Dad, so he can keep the schedule accurate. 

If you drop a Starting Pitcher into the minors, you need to update your rotation with Mike/Dad before the roster move will take place.

The American League teams will use the DH, and the MLB Ohtani Rule will be in effect.

The National League teams will not have the DH and pitchers will bat using either their batting card or the generalized Pitchers Batting Cards 1-8.

Please feel free to ask any questions.

Games will begin on Sunday August 7th!  Everyone, not every team, will play!

    With a bounty on his head after winning every game in Spring Training, Denver Strike manager Mike Tuhey took the field Thursday night with his home team, facing off against visiting Geno Tuhey’s Washington Brittany Spaniels!  And what a pitching match-up it was, with Nolan Ryan going to the mound for the Dogs and Rick Reuschel starting the season off for the Strike!
    Denver broke out first in the bottom of the 3rd when catcher Robinson Chirinos singled and scored after secondbaseman Joe Morgan walked, moving Chirinos to second.  Centerfielder Mike Trout had a base hit driving in Chirinos for the lone Denver run.  Ryan sucked it up and struck out the next two batters after Trout stole secondbase.
    The top of the 4th inning saw centerfielder Jesse Barfield slam a drive over Strike leftfielder’s Dale Murphy’s head, hitting the first homer for the Brittspans of the season and tying the game at one.
    Two innings later, in the 6th, the Spaniels led off the inning with shortstop Aledmys Diaz’s leadoff triple.  He didn’t stay there long because the next batter, catcher Dennis Werth, earned an RBI on a single to rightfield, scoring Diaz and breaking the tie.  The next batter, Barfield, had a chance to blow the game open but missed a called third strike.  Leftfielder Yoenis Cespedes moved Werth to secondbase setting up a catastrophic outcome with the Brittany’s Designated Hitter, Mark McGwire coming to the plate.  Reuschel pitched to him cautiously and got McGwire to ground out to short and out of the jam.
    The big surprise was how well Reuschel pitched, he earned the complete game loss, yet pitched a better game than Ryan with 7 hits, only 2 walks and 7 strikeouts.  Errors by Strike shortstop Robin Yount in the 2nd inning and firstbaseman Jason Thompson’s error in the 3rd didn’t contributed to runs in the game. 
    In seven innings, Ryan allowed 6 hits, walked 4 and struckout 7, earning the Win.  Andrew Miller came in to pitch a flawless 8th inning, with two strikeouts, earning a Hold and Addison Reed earned the Save for pretty much the exact pitching performance in the 9th.  The final score of the season opener for the Washington Brittany Spaniels and the Denver Strike 2-1.

Inaugrial OBL (Season 4) Keeper Draft

Round 1 (Straight):
1 - 1 - MIAMI - Spencer Strider (AB)_________
1 - 2 - CHICAGO - Justin Verlander (HA)______
1 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Sandy Alcantara (MM)_
1 - 4 - MESA - Nestor Cortez (NYY)_________
1 - 5 - MT. DORA - Emmanuel Clase (CG)____
1 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Clayton Kershaw (LAD)_
1 - 7 - DENVER - Shohei Ohtani (LAA)_______
1 - 8 - SEWARD - Jose Altuve (HA)_________
1 - 9 - DALLAS - Yordan Alvarez (HA)_______
1 - 10 - BISMARCK - Zac Gallen (AD)________
1 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Aaron Judge (NYY)__
1 - 12 - YAKIMA - Mookie Betts (LAD)_______

Round 2 (Reverse):
2 - 1 - YAKIMA - Nolan Arenado (SLC)______
2 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Manny Machado (SDP)
2 - 3 - BISMARCK - Aaron Nola (Phil)________
2 - 4 - DALLAS - Anthony Rizzo (NYY)______
2 - 5 - SEWARD - Will Smith (LAD)__________
2 - 6 - DENVER - Tony Gonsolin (LAD)______
2 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Mike Trout (LAA)_____
2 - 8 - MT. DORA - Max Fried (AB)_________
2 - 9 - MESA - Edwin Diaz (NYM)___________
2 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Trey Turner (LAD)___
2 - 11 - CHICAGO - Evan Phillips (LAD)_____
2 - 12 - MIAMI - Jason Adam (TBR)_________

Round 3 (Straight):
3 - 1 - MIAMI - JT Realmuto (Phil)__________
3 - 2 - CHICAGO - Willson Contreras (CC)__
3 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Freddie Freeman (LAD)
3 - 4 - MESA - Paul Goldschmidt (SLC)______
3 - 5 - MT. DORA - Salvador Perez (KCR)___
3 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Jordan Romano (TB)__
3 - 7 - DENVER - Sean Murphy (OA)________
3 - 8 - SEWARD - Patrick Sandoval (LAA)___
3 - 9 - DALLAS - Jose Quijada (LAA)_______
3 - 10 - BISMARCK - Adley Rutschman (BO)
3 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Ronald Acuna (AB)_
3 - 12 - YAKIMA - Cal Raleigh (SM)________

Round 4 (Reverse):
4 - 1 - YAKIMA - Ryan Helsley (SLC)_______
4 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Gerrit Cole (NYY)___
4 - 3 - BISMARCK - Jose Trevino (NYY)_____
4 - 4 - DALLAS - Cionel Perez (BO)________
4 - 5 - SEWARD - Hunter Renfroe (MB)_____
4 - 6 - DENVER - Danny Jansen (TB)_______
4 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Austin Riley (AB)_____
4 - 8 - MT. DORA - Brooks Raley (TBR)_____
4 - 9 - MESA - Framber Valdez (HA)________
4 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Jose Ramirez (CG)__
4 - 11 - CHICAGO - Andres Gimenez (CG)__
4 - 12 - MIAMI - Jeff McNeil (NYM)_________

Round 5 (Straight):
5 - 1 - MIAMI - Corbin Burnes (MB)________
5 - 2 - CHICAGO - Dylan Cease (CWS)_____
5 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Danby Swanson (AB)
5 - 4 - MESA - Brandon Drury (SDP)_______
5 - 5 - MT. DORA - Julio Rodriguez (SM)__
5 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Alejando Kirk (TB)__
5 - 7 - DENVER - Francisco Lindor (NYM)__
5 - 8 - SEWARD - Carlos Correa (MT)______
5 - 9 - DALLAS - Teoscar Hernandez (TB)__
5 - 10 - BISMARCK - Rafael Devers (BRS)___
5 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Michael Harris (AB)
5 - 12 - YAKIMA - Xander Bogaerts (BRS)__

Round 6 (Reverse):
6 - 1 - YAKIMA - Julio Urias (LAD)_________
6 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Matt Olson (AB)____
6 - 3 - BISMARCK - Willy Adames (MB)_____
6 - 4 - DALLAS - Anthony Bass (MM)_______
6 - 5 - SEWARD - Joey Votto (CR)__________
6 - 6 - DENVER - Trevor Story (BRS)________
6 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Travis D'Arnaud (AB)_
6 - 8 - MT. DORA - Christian Walker (AD)__
6 - 9 - MESA - Martin Maldonado (HA)_____
6 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Marcus Semien (TR)
6 - 11 - CHICAGO - Byron Buxton (MT)____
6 - 12 - MIAMI - Trent Grisham (SDP)______

Round 7 (Straight):
7 - 1 - MIAMI - Jeremy Pena (HA)__________
7 - 2  - CHICAGO - Nico Hoerner (CC)_____
7 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Bryce Harper (Phil)__
7 - 4 - MESA - Corey Seager (TR)__________
7 - 5 - MT. DORA - Alek Manoah (TB)______
7 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Juan Soto (SDP)______
7 - 7 - DENVER - Kyle Tucker (HA)_________
7 - 8 - SEWARD - Pete Alonso (NYM)_______
7 - 9 - DALLAS - Starling Marte (NYM)_____
7 - 10 - BISMARCK - Albert Pujols (SLC)___
7 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Logan Webb (SFG)_
7 - 12 - YAKIMA - Carlos Rodon (SFG)_____

Round 8 (Reverse):
8 - 1 - YAKIMA - Jovani Moran (MT)_______
8 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Shane McClanahan (TBR)
8 - 3 - BISMARCK - Andres Munoz (SM)____
8 - 4 - DALLAS - Eugeno Suarez (SM)______
8 - 5 - SEWARD - Jhoan Duran (MT)_______
8 - 6 - DENVER - Luis Castillo (SM)________
8 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Erik Swanson (SM)___
8 - 8 - MT. DORA - Rafael Montero (HA)___
8 - 9 - MESA - JD Martinez (BRS)__________
8 - 10 - VANCOUVER - George Springer (TB)
8 - 11 - CHICAGO - Scott Effross (NYY)_____
8 - 12 - MIAMI - Alexis Diaz (CR)___________

Round 9 (Straight):
9 - 1 - MIAMI - Nathaniel Lowe (TR)_______
9 - 2 - CHICAGO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TB)
9 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Taylor Ward (LAA)___
9 - 4 - MESA - Daniel Bard (COL___________
9 - 5 - MT. DORA - Alex Vesia (LAD)_______
9 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Yu Darvish (SDP)_____
9 - 7 - DENVER - Ryan Pressly (HA)________
9 - 8 - SEWARD - Bryan Reynolds (Pitt)_____
9 - 9 - DALLAS - Yandy Diaz (TBR)_________
9 - 10 - BISMARCK - Adolis Garcia (TR)____
9 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Wander Franco (TBR)
9 - 12 - YAKIMA - Randy Arozarena (TBR)___

Round 10 (Reverse):
10 - 1 - YAKIMA - Bo Bichette (TB)__________
10 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Ha-Seong Kim (SDP)
10 - 3 - BISMARCK - Ryan McMahon (COL)__
10 - 4 - DALLAS - Jose Quintana (SLC)______
10 - 5 - SEWARD - Jordan Montgomery (SLC)
10 - 6 - DENVER - Alex Bregman (HA)_______
10 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Anthony Santander (BO)
10 - 8 - MT. DORA - Patrick Wisdom (CC)____
10 - 9 - MESA - AJ Pollock (CWS)____________
10 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Tristan McKenzie (CG)
10 - 11 - CHICAGO - Tyler Stephenson (CR)___
10 - 12 - MIAMI - Eric Haase (DT)_____________

Round 11 (Straight):
11 - 1 - MIAMI - Lars Nootbaar (SLC)_________
11 - 2 - CHICAGO - Matt Chapman (TB)______
11 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Max Scherzer (NYM)__
11 - 4 - MESA - Santiago Espinal (TB)________
11 - 5 - MT. DORA - Brendan Rogers (COL)__
11 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Felix Bautista (BO)____
11 - 7 - DENVER - Zack Wheeler (Phil)_______
11 - 8 - SEWARD - Drew Rasmussen (TBR)___
11 - 9 - DALLAS - Martin Perez (TR)_________
11 - 10 - BISMARCK - Justin Steele (CC)_____
11 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Corbin Carroll (AD)
11 - 12 - YAKIMA - Luis Roberts (CWS)______

Round 12 (Reverse):
12 - 1 - YAKIMA - Kyle Higashioka (NYY)__
12 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Luis Arraez (MT)__
12 - 3 - BISMARCK - Shane Bieber (CG)____
12 - 4 - DALLAS - Brusdar Graterol (LAD)__
12 - 5 - SEWARD - Rhys Hoskins (Phil)_____
12 - 6 - DENVER - Alec Bohm (Phil)________
12 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Jorge Mateo (BO)___
12 - 8 - MT. DORA - Seiya Suzuki (CC) ____
12 - 9 - MESA - Ramon Laureano (OA)_____
12 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Mike Mikolas (SLC)
12 - 11 - CHICAGO - Brandon Woodruff (MB)
12 - 12 - MIAMI - Kevin Gausman (TB)_____

Round 13 (Straight):
13 - 1 - MIAMI - Devin Williams (MB)______
13 - 2 - CHICAGO - Penn Murfee (SM)_____
13 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Daulton Varsho (AD)
13 - 4 - MESA - Ian Happ (CC)_____________
13 - 5 - MT. DORA - Chas McCormick (HA)_
13 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Ryan Mountcastle (BO)
13 - 7 - DENVER - Brandon Nimmo (NYM)_
13 - 8 - SEWARD - Bryson Stott (Phil)______
13 - 9 - DALLAS - Ke'Bryan Hayes (Pitt)____
13 - 10 - BISMARCK - Austin Hayes (BO)___
13 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Marcus Stroman (CC)
13 - 12 - YAKIMA - Logan Gilbert (SM)____

Round 14 (Reverse):
14 - 1 - YAKIMA - Alex Cobb (SFG)________
14 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Cedric Mullins (BO)
14 - 3 - BISMARCK - Christopher Morel (CC)
14 - 4 - DALLAS - Jurickson Profar (SDP)___
14 - 5 - SEWARD - Robert Suarez (SDP)____
14 - 6 - DENVER - Isaac Paredes (TBR)_____
14 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Nathan Eovaldi (BRS)
14 - 8 - MT. DORA - Elvis Andrus (CWS)____
14 - 9 - MESA - Brendan Donova (STL)_____
14 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Wandy Peralta (NYY)
14 - 11 - CHICAGO - Kyle Schwarber (Phil) _
14 - 12 - MIAMI - Jake McCarthy (AD)______

Round 15 (Straight):
15 - 1 - MIAMI - Gleybar Torres (NYY)_____
15 - 2 - CHICAGO - Mitch Keller (Pitt)_____
15 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Jonah Heim (TR)___
15 - 4 - MESA - Collin McHugh (AB)_______
15 - 5 - MT. DORA - Sam Hentges (CG)____
15 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Chris Taylor (LAD)__
15 - 7 - DENVER - Justin Turner (LAD)_____
15 - 8 - SEWARD - DJ LeMahieu (NYY)_____
15 - 9 - DALLAS - Andrew Benintendi (NYY)
15 - 10 - BISMARCK - Cristian Javiar (HA)__
15 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Ron Marinaccio (NYY)
15 - 12 - YAKIMA - Trey Mancini (HA)_____

Round 16 (Reverse):
16 - 1 - YAKIMA - Hector Neris (HA)______
16 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - AJ Minter (AB)____
16 - 3 - BISMARCK - Nick Sandlin (CG)____
16 - 4 - DALLAS - Clay Holmes (NYY)_____
16 - 5 - SEWARD - Alex Wood (SFG)______
16 - 6 - DENVER - Cody Bellinger (LAD)___
16 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Tyler Wells (BO)____
16 - 8 - MT. DORA - George Kirby (SM)____
16 - 9 - MESA - Tucker Barnhart (DT)______
16 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Jake Cronenworth (SDP)
16 - 11 - CHICAGO - Gary Sanchez (MT)___
16 - 12 - MIAMI - Jorge Alfaro (SDP)_______

Round 17 (Straight):
17 - 1 - MIAMI - Joe Ryan (MT)____________
17 - 2 - CHICAGO - David Bednar (Pitt)____
17 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Jacob deGrom (NYM)
17 - 4 - MESA - Jimmy Herget (LAA)________
17 - 5 - MT. DORA - Mitch Garver (TR)_____
17 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Vaughn Grissom (AB)
17 - 7 - DENVER - Chris Martin (LAD)_______
17 - 8 - SEWARD - Ketel Marte (AD)________
17 - 9 - DALLAS - Jean Segura (Phil)________
17 - 10 - BISMARCK - Griffin Jax (MT)______
17 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Dylan Lee (AB)____
17 - 12 - YAKIMA - Enrique Hernandez (BRS)

Round 18 (Reverse):
18 - 1 - YAKIMA - Michael King (NYY)_____
18 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Tanner Houck (BRS)
18 - 3 - BISMARCK - Paul Sewald (SM)_____
18 - 4 - DALLAS - Thairo Estrada (SFG)____
18 - 5 - SEWARD - Camilo Doval (SFG)_____
18 - 6 - DENVER - Jose Alvarado (Phil)_____
18 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - David Robertson (Phil)
18 - 8 - MT. DORA - Jorge Polanco (MT)___
18 - 9 - MESA - Jose Abreu (CWS)_________
18 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Ryne Stanek (HA)_
18 - 11 - CHICAGO - Caleb Thielbar (MT)__
18 - 12 - MIAMI -  Joe Mantiply (AD)_______

Round 19 (Straight):
19 - 1 - MIAMI - Manuel Margot (TBR)_____
19 - 2 - CHICAGO - Austin Slator (SFG)____
19 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Josh Hader (SDP)___
19 - 4 - MESA - Ross Stripling (TB)________
19 - 5 - MT. DORA - Chris Bassitt (NYM)___
19 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Josh Bell (SDP)_____
19 - 7 - DENVER - Freddy Peralta (MB)_____
19 - 8 - SEWARD - Carl Edwards Jr (WN)___
19 - 9 - DALLAS - Lane Thomas (WN)_____
19 - 10 - BISMARCK - Jesus Luzardo (MM)_
19 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Reynaldo Lopez (CWS)
19 - 12 - YAKIMA - Luis Rengifo (LAA)____

Round 20 (Reverse):
20 - 1 - YAKIMA - Eloy Jimenez (CWS)_____
20 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Reese McGuire (BRS)
20 - 3 - BISMARCK - Josh Naylor (CG)______
20 - 4 - DALLAS - Whit Merrifield (TB)______
20 - 5 - SEWARD - Jon Berti (MM)__________
20 - 6 - DENVER - Christian Yelich (MB)____
20 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Rowdy Tellez (MB)__
20 - 8 - MT. DORA - CJ Cron (COL)________
20 - 9 - MESA - Seby Zavala (CWS)_________
20 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Tyler Anderson (LAD)
20 - 11 - CHICAGO - Max Muncy (LAD)____
20 - 12 - MIAMI - Harold Ramirez (TBR)____

Round 21 (Straight):
21 - 1 - MIAMI - Matt Moore (TR)__________
21 - 2 - CHICAGO - Bailey Ober (MT)______
21 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Jack Suwinski (Pitt)_
21 - 4 - MESA - Gio Urshela (MT)__________
21 - 5 - MT. DORA - Tarik Skubal (DT)____
21 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Trevor Stephan (CG)
21 - 7 - DENVER - Randal Grichuk (COL)___
21 - 8 - SEWARD - Austin Nola (SDP)_______
21 - 9 - DALLAS - Tommy Edman (SLC)____
21 - 10 - BISMARCK - Bryan Abreu (HA)____
21 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Sonny Gray (MT)__
21 - 12 - YAKIMA - Alex Lange (DT)________

Round 22 (Reverse):
22 - 1 - YAKIMA - Matt Manning (DT)_____
22 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Christian Bethancourt (TBR)
22 - 3 - BISMARCK - Riley Greene (DT)____
22 - 4 - DALLAS - Isiah Kiner-Falefa (NYY)
22 - 5 - SEWARD - Aaron Hicks (NYY)_____
22 - 6 - DENVER - Enyel De Los Santos (CG)
22 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Joe Jimenez (DT)__
22 - 8 - MT. DORA - Kris Bryant (COL)____
22 - 9 - MESA - Yonathan Daza (COL)_____
22 - 10 - VANCOUVER - William Contreras (AB)
22 - 11 - CHICAGO - Eduardo Escobar (NYM)
22 - 12 - MIAMI - Buck Farmer (CR)_________

Round 23 (Straight):
23 - 1 - MIAMI - Kyle Farmer (CR)__________
23 - 2 - CHICAGO - Amed Rosario (CG)____
23 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Bobby Witt Jr (KCR)_
23 - 4 - MESA - Kevin Kiermaier (TBR)_____
23 - 5 - MT. DORA - Tim Anderson (CWS)__
23 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Mark Canha (NYM)__
23 - 7 - DENVER - Steven Wilson (SDP)_____
23 - 8 - SEWARD - Josh Harrison (CWS)____
23 - 9 - DALLAS - Yan Gomes (CC)________
23 - 10 - BISMARCK - Steven Kwan (CG)___
23 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Orlando Arcia (AB)
23 - 12 - YAKIMA - Yadier Molina (SLC)____

Round 24 (Reverse):
24 - 1 - YAKIMA - Kyle Wright (AB)_________
24 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Matt Carpenter (NYY)
24 - 3 - BISMARCK - Nolan Gorman (SLC)___
24 - 4 - DALLAS - Seth Brown (OA)_________
24 - 5 - SEWARD - Emmanuel Riveria (AD)__
24 - 6 - DENVER - Bryan De La Cruz (MM)__
24 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Jorge Lopez (MT)___
24 - 8 - MT. DORA - JD Davis (SFG)________
24 - 9 - MESA - JP Crawford (SM)__________
24 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Nick Lodolo (CR)__
24 - 11 - CHICAGO - Joe Musgrove (SDP)__
24 - 12 - MIAMI - Tyler Mahle (MT)________

Round 25 (Straight):
25 - 1 - MIAMI - Johnny Cueto (CWS)______
25 - 2 - CHICAGO - Michael Wacha (BRS)__
25 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Blake Snell (SDP)___
25 - 4 - MESA - Christian Vazquez (HA)___
25 - 5 - MT. DORA - Oscar Gonzalez (CG)_
25 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Luis Garcia (HA)___
25 - 7 - DENVER - CJ Abrams (WN)________
25 - 8 - SEWARD - Miguel Rojas (MM)_____
25 - 9 - DALLAS - Nick Fortes (MM)_______
25 - 10 - BISMARCK - Ramon Urias (BO)___
25 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Pablo Lopez (MM)
25 - 12 - YAKIMA - Kerry Carpenter (DT)__

Round 26 (Reverse):
26 - 1 - YAKIMA - Alex Call (WN)__________
26 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Kenley Jansen (AB)
26 - 3 - BISMARCK - Gunnar Henderson (BO)
26 - 4 - DALLAS - Yuli Gurriel (HA)________
26 - 5 - SEWARD - Michael Taylor (KCR)___
26 - 6 - DENVER - Donovan Solano (CR)___
26 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Elias Diaz (COL)____
26 - 8 - MT. DORA - Dylan Carlson (SLC)__
26 - 9 - MESA - Connor Joe (COL)_________
26 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Spencer Steer (CR)
26 - 11 - CHICAGO - MJ Melendez (BO)____
26 - 12 - MIAMI - Francesco Mejia (TBR)___

Round 27 (Straight):
27 - 1 - MIAMI - Victor Caratini (MB)_______
27 - 2 - CHICAGO - Keibert Ruiz (WN)_____
27 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Alex Verdugo (BRS)
27 - 4 - MESA - Luis Garcia (SDP)_________
27 - 5 - MT. DORA - Bryan Baker (BO)_____
27 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Tomas Nido (NYM)_
27 - 7 - DENVER - Luis Guillorme (NYM)___
27 - 8 - SEWARD - Robinson Chirinos (BO)_
27 - 9 - DALLAS - Jose Iglesius (COL)______
27 - 10 - BISMARCK - Ryan Jeffers (MT)____
27 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Yasmani Grandal (CWS)
27 - 12 - YAKIMA - Austin Barnes (LAD)___

Round 28 (Reverse):
28 - 1 - YAKIMA - Andrew Vaughn (CWS)__
28 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Joc Pederson (SFG)
28 - 3 - BISMARCK - Connor Wong (BRS)__
28 - 4 - DALLAS - Brady Singer (KCR)_____
28 - 5 - SEWARD - Seth Martinez (HA)____
28 - 6 - DENVER - Shea Langeliers (OA)___
28 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Charlie Blackmon (COL)
28 - 8 - MT. DORA - Giovanny Gallegs (SLC)
28 - 9 - MESA - Tim Hill (SDP)_____________
28 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Jazz Chisholm (MM)
28 - 11 - CHICAGO - Zack Eflin (Phil)_______
28 - 12 - MIAMI - Mark Leiter (CC)_________

Round 29 (Straight):
29 - 1 - MIAMI - Adam Ottavino (NYM)____
29 - 2 - CHICAGO - Steven Okert (MM)____
29 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Esteury Ruiz (OA)__
29 - 4 - MESA - Reid Detmers (LAA)_______
29 - 5 - MT. DORA - Cole Irvin (OA)_______
29 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Lance Lynn (CWS)__
29 - 7 - DENVER - Gabriel Moreno (TB)____
29 - 8 - SEWARD - Scott Barlow (KCR)_____
29 - 9 - DALLAS - Dylan Coleman (KCR)___
29 - 10 - BISMARCK - Austin Hedges (CG)_
29 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Hunter Greene (CR)
29 - 12 - YAKIMA - Jesus Aguilar (BO)_____

Round 30 (Reverse):
30 - 1 - YAKIMA - Jose Miranda (MT)______
30 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Hunter Brown (HA)
30 - 3 - BISMARCK - Jarren Duran (BRS)___
30 - 4 - DALLAS - Carson Kelly (AD)______
30 - 5 - SEWARD - James McCann (NYM)__
30 - 6 - DENVER - Ozzie Albies (AB)______
30 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Aaron Loup (LAA)_
30 - 8 - MT. DORA - Garrett Cooper (MM)
30 - 9 - MESA - Hunter Dozier (KCR)_____
30 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Bryce Elder (AB)_
30 - 11 - CHICAGO - Merrill Kelly (AD)___
30 - 12 - MIAMI - Jon Gray (TR)__________

Round 31 (Straight):
31 - 1 - MIAMI - Stone Garrett (AD)______
31 - 2 - CHICAGO - Joey Meneses (WN)__
31 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Braxton Garrett (MM)
31 - 4 - MESA - Joey Bart (SFG)__________
31 - 5 - MT. DORA - PJ Higgins (CC)_____
31 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Jose Suarez (LAA)_
31 - 7 - DENVER - Jacob Stallings (MM)___
31 - 8 - SEWARD - Brandon Marsh (Phil)__
31 - 9 - DALLAS - Kevin Newman (Pitt)___
31 - 10 - BISMARCK - Aaron Civale (CG)__
31 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Logan Ohoppe (LAA)
31 - 12 - YAKIMA - Luis Garcia (WN)_____

Round 32 (Reverse):
32 - 1 - YAKIMA - Luis Severino (NYY)____
32 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Jonathan Loaisiga (NYY)
32 - 3 - BISMARCK - Kyle Bradish (BO)____
32 - 4 - DALLAS - Taijuan Walker (NYM)__
32 - 5 - SEWARD - Ranger Suarez (Phil)___
32 - 6 - DENVER - Dane Dunning (TR)____
32 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Andrew Chafin (DT)
32 - 8 - MT. DORA - Rich Hill (BRS)________
32 - 9 - MESA - Andrew Knizner (SLC)_____
32 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Liam Hendricks (CWS)
32 - 11 - CHICAGO - Adam Duvall (AB)____
32 - 12 - MIAMI - Wilmer Flores (SFG)_____

Round 33 (Straight):
33 - 1 - MIAMI - Ty France (SM)___________
33 - 2 - CHICAGO - Tommy Pham (BRS)___
33 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Josiah Gray (WN)___
33 - 4 - MESA - Max Stassi (LAA)__________
33 - 5 - MT. DORA - Raisel Iglesius (AB)___
33 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Jesse Winker (SM)__
33 - 7 - DENVER - Lucas Giolito (CWS)_____
33 - 8 - SEWARD - Jackie Bradley Jr. (TB)___
33 - 9 - DALLAS - Nick Allen (OA)_________
33 - 10 - BISMARCK - Joel Payamps (OA)__
33 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Oniel Cruz (Pitt)_
33 - 12 - YAKIMA - Seth Lugo (NYM)______

Round 34 (Reverse):
34 - 1 - YAKIMA - Josh Rojas (AD)________
34 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Hoby Miner (MB)__
34 - 3 - BISMARCK - Brock Burke (TR)_____
34 - 4 - DALLAS - Dean Kremer (BO)______
34 - 5 - SEWARD - Michael Kopech (CWS)_
34 - 6 - DENVER - Triston Casas (BRS)____
34 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Zach Jackson (OA)_
34 - 8 - MT. DORA - Cooper Hummel (AD)
34 - 9 - MESA - Seranthony Dominguez (Phil)
34 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Craig Kimbrel (LAD)
34 - 11 - CHICAGO - Lourdes Gurriel (TB)_
34 - 12 - MIAMI - Carlos Santana (SM)____

Round 35 (Straight):
35 - 1 - MIAMI - Gavin Lux (LAD)_________
35 - 2 - CHICAGO - Jonathan India (CR)___
35 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Josh Winckowski (BRS)
35 - 4 - MESA - Robbie Ray (SM)__________
35 - 5 - MT. DORA - Edward Cabrera (MM)
35 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Jake Burger (CWS)_
35 - 7 - DENVER - AJ Puk (OA)___________
35 - 8 - SEWARD - Luis Urias (MB)________
35 - 9 - DALLAS - Omar Narvaez (MB)____
35 - 10 - BISMARCK - Ezequiel Duran (TR)
35 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Bryse Wilson (Pitt)
35 - 12 - YAKIMA - Nick Castellanos (Phil)

Round 36 (Reverse):
36 - 1 - YAKIMA - Luis Gonzalez (SFG)____
36 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Tyler Rogers (SFG)
36 - 3 - BISMARCK - Luke Raley (TBR)_____
36 - 4 - DALLAS - Tyler Heineman (Pitt)___
36 - 5 - SEWARD - Luke Maile (CG)________
36 - 6 - DENVER - Jason Foley (DT)________
36 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Tyler O'Neill (SLC)__
36 - 8 - MT. DORA - Javier Baez (DT)______
36 - 9 - MESA - Manny Banuelos (Pitt)_____
36 - 10 - VANCOUVER - JP Sears (OA)_____
36 - 11 - CHICAGO - Yan Moncada (CWS)_
36 - 12 - MIAMI - Brian Anderson (MM)___

Round 37 (Straight):
37 - 1 - MIAMI - Brandon Crawford (SFG)__
37 - 2 - CHICAGO - Aledmys Diaz (HA)____
37 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Tanner Scott (MM)_
37 - 4 - MESA - Yimi Garcia (TB)__________
37 - 5 - MT. DORA - Eric Hosmer (SDP____
37 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Robbie Grossman (AB)
37 - 7 - DENVER - Jose Berrios (TB)_______
37 - 8 - SEWARD - Jose Siri (TBR)_________
37 - 9 - DALLAS - Taylor Walls (TBR)______
37 - 10 - BISMARCK - Josh Jung (TR)______
37 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Trayce Thompson (LAD)
37 - 12 - YAKIMA - Tyrone Taylor (MB)____

Round 38 (Reverse):
38 - 1 - YAKIMA - Keston Hiura (MB)______
38 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Alex Kirilloff (MT)_
38 - 3 - BISMARCK - Carlos Hernandez (KCR)
38 - 4 - DALLAS - Jackson Stephens (AB)__
38 - 5 - SEWARD - Tyler Matzek (AB)______
38 - 6 - DENVER - Nick Pivetta (BRS)______
38 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Franmel Reyes (CC)
38 - 8 - MT. DORA - Kolten Wong (MB)___
38 - 9 - MESA - Jesus Sanchez (MM)______
38 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Thaiss, Matt (LAA)
38 - 11 - CHICAGO - Leody Tavares (TR)__
38 - 12 - MIAMI - Matt Vierling (Phil)_____

Round 39 (Straight):
39 - 1 - MIAMI - Andrew McCutchen (MB)_
39 - 2 - CHICAGO - Harrison Bader (NYY)_
39 - 3 - VANCOUVER - Colin Poche (TBR)_
39 - 4 - MESA - Jeimer Candelario (DT)___
39 - 5 - MT. DORA - Zach McKinstry (CC)_
39 - 6 - PITTSBURGH - Garrett Hampson (COL)
39 - 7 - DENVER - Geraldo Rerdomo (AD)_
39 - 8 - SEWARD - Diego Castillo (SM)____
39 - 9 - DALLAS - Nasil Crismatt (SDP)___
39 - 10 - BISMARCK - Paul DeJong (SLC)__
39 - 11 - LOS ANGELES - Austin Wynns (SFG)
39 - 12 - YAKIMA - Mike Brosseay (MB)__

Round 40 (Reverse):
40 - 1 - YAKIMA - Darick Hall (Phil)______
40 - 2 - LOS ANGELES - Walker Buehler (LAD)
40 - 3 - BISMARCK - Jake Fraley (CR)_____
40 - 4 - DALLAS - Paul Quantrill (CG)_____
40 - 5 - SEWARD - Jose Urquidy (HA)_____
40 - 6 - DENVER - LaMonte Wade Jr. (SFG)
40 - 7 - PITTSBURGH - Mike Yastremski (SFG)
40 - 8 - MT. DORA - Will Brennan (CG)___
40 - 9 - MESA - Nick Maton (Phil)________
40 - 10 - VANCOUVER - Cristopher Sanchez (Phil)
40 - 11 - CHICAGO - Harold Castro (DT)_
40 - 12 - MIAMI - Max Kepler (MT)______

We lost Toni at the end of November and what was astounding is that, Kernel, in that week that he was the only dog in the house changed!  Before he used to be the ornery putz that he was!  If you wanted mischief, just wait!  He'll get some going for you!  But moments before Toni died, and oh how I still miss her, I'm misting up now, but moments before she died, she passed the torch to Kernel.  He was now the "Dog In Charge."  He relished the role, and he became a different dog!

 

A week after Toni found Popcorn in a field somewhere not on Earth, a 3 month old baby Brittany girl was found.  We drove to Hermiston Oregon and met with the breeder and our "Lil One."  It was a little cold, and she was so SMALL, so I let Megan finish the transaction, Candi's her dog.  But this little girl is such a sweetheart!  She's got a lot of ornery Brittany in her, no question of that, but she has endeared herself to everyone here at the house. . .  Especially to Kernel!  Her first reaction to Kernel was legendary. . .  She crapped on the floor!  LOL!  But, they quickly became fast friends and they've almost become inseparable! 

 

Then. . .  Lil One got a little too excited one night when her Mommy came home from work where she thought she could fly. . .  She climbed up onto Meg's shoulder and jumped.  A couple of thousand dollars later and a lot of trips to the vet, and that right-rear leg was no longer broken!  MAN was that an ordeal for all concerned!

 

One last thing to mention about Candi. . .  She absolutely adores her Uncle Geno.  He is so awesome in her sight!  She loves us all, but her heart beats for her Uncle Geno!  It's astoundingly cute to watch her as he enters a room.  Even if she's fussing with Kernel, she pause and see if Geno needs her for whatever reason!  I think Toni would approve of Candi. . .  Mainly because she's a sweetheart, but mostly because both of their names end with an "i".  :)

The Player Pool Claim List - ENDED

Milwaukee
SD Padres
SF Giants
Seattle
Atlanta
NY Yankees
Colorado
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Detroit
ChiCubs
Anaheim
Baltimore
Minnesota
LA Dodgers
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington

The Player Pool
Starting Pitchers (20 GS & 15 GS from 1981 and 1994)
Burba, Dave 19.3/38.55=57.85
Colon, Bartolo 27.7/19.9=47.6 RHP
Nagy, Charles 30/24.7=54.7 RHP
Wright, Jaret 34.6/27.4=62 RHP

Relief Pitchers (40 IP & 28 IP from 1981 and 1994)
Jackson, Mike 16.05/30.25=46.3 RHP
Karsay, Steve 17.8/25.3=43.1 RHP
Langston, Mark 26.9/34.75=61.65 LHP
Reed, Steve 39.55/23.4=62.95 RHP
Rincon, Ricky 24.55/27.95=52.5 LHP
Shuey, Paul 17.05/24.2=41.25 RHP

Catchers (250 PA & 175 PA from 1981 and 1994)
Diaz, Einar 16.65/24.45=41.1 (0 Arm, R - C)
Fischlin, Mike 25.1/25.1=50.2 (+2 Arm, R - C, 2B, SS, 3B)

Batters (300 PA & 210 PA from 1981 and 1994)
Bernazard, Tony 37.6/29.1=66.7 (S - 2B)
Davis, Rajai 23.55/25.95+49.5 (-1 Arm, R - LF, CF, RF)
Dilone, Miguel 26.1/34.65=60.75 (+3 Arm, S - LF, CF, RF)
Duncan, Mariano 31.35/18.9=50.25 (S - 2B, SS)
Hargrove, Mike 29.7/39.3=69 (L - 1B)
Lofton, Kenny 27.3/36.8=64.1 (0 Arm, L - CF)
Vukovich, George 16.25/31.55=47.8  (-1 Arm, L - LF, RF)
Wilson, Enrique 20.6/23.3=43.9 (S - 2B, SS, 3B)

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The Player Pool is where we store players that were once in the league. . .  The players that were not selected during the Free Agent Draft are not the personnel in the Player Pool (PP).  When I acquire new teams (like the 1999 Cleveland Indians for Mom and the 1998 Boston Red Sox for Trevor) they’ll bring some new players onto their team, cut some of the new players arriving, and releasing old players that were once part of the roster, as they attempt to maintain a winning 40 man roster.  All of those situations cover who will go, or are in the PP.  I’ve located the desired team years that I want to make an attempt to acquire (there’s one for all of the teams in the league).  I just don’t know when I’ll actually FIND them (that’s the main trick).  They may arrive ‘in the nick of time’, or ‘after all is said and done’.  I’ll get them as I can.

This is the list of the teams I’m searching for:

Atlanta Braves           1957 (Milwaukee Braves)
LA Dodgers               1963
San Franciso Giants  1965
Detroit Tigers             1968
Baltimore Orioles       1969
Pittsburgh Pirates      1972
Oakland A's               1990
San Diego Padres      1991
Boston Red Sox         1998
Chicago Cubs            1998
Cleveland Indians      1999
New York Yankees     1999
Seattle Mariners          2001
Anaheim Angels          2002
Colorado Rockies       2010
Philadelphia Phillies    2011
Milwaukee Brewers     2018
Houston Astros           2019
Minnesota Twins          2019
Montreal/Washington  2019

We try to play baseball on THURSDAY’s and SUNDAY’s. . .  Please adjust your schedules, and if your schedule isn’t adjustable, let me know and we’ll try to work with you.  Games CAN be played any time you’re able to find a time!  But we do use a schedule and because of that we have to have stuff done in a timely manner. . .  Use the PP as you desire, but this is how we’ll go about to use it, and if it needs adjusting, we’ll adjust it if it’s needed. 

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Player Pool Rules
1.  All Player Pool Claims Are To Be Announced (aka Started) on or Before Sunday by 11:59 pm (Midnight, is too late).  It doesn’t matter where you’re positioned on the Claim List, you’re allowed to start a claim.  IF you happen to be on top of the Player Pool Claim List, you can Begin AND Finish your Claim in ONE Announcement.

2.  All Claims Will Have To State -
    A.  The Team Making The Claim
    B.  The Player Being Claimed
    C.  Who Will Be Dropped (or put onto the Disabled List) After The Claim Has
           Been Cleared. 

If Any Of That Info Is Missing, It IS NOT A Valid Claim.

3.  All Claims Will Be Finalized As Cleared By The Team Making The Final Claim On The Player By 11:59 pm on Wednesday’s.

4.  All Claims Must Be Finalized.  Canceling the claim is not allowed once it’s started.  Use of the claimed player is prohibited until the player’s been Cleared.

5.  In The Event Multiple Players Are Cleared by Multiple Teams, The ‘Claim List’ Will Be Adjusted “First Come First Served.”

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Okay, what to do. . .  Pittsburgh is currently at #8 on the list and let's say they start making a claim, like this (this is NOT an actual claim): 

“Pittsburgh claims Mark Langston from the Player Pool and Rick Rhoden will be released and going to the PP [or the Disabled List if I had an injury that Langston is covering].”

Then, a day or so later, but before the clearing time, Detroit (#6) says, “I claim Langston and will drop Willie Hernandez.”  Pittsburgh can claim another player, if time permits (see last paragraph), because Detroit took over their claim in between the time it began and the time it was to clear. 

Assuming that Detroit clears Langston, and another team did not step in and take the claim from them, then their Team Name will drop to the bottom of the Claim List.  Everyone that was under Detroit will move up one. 

Pittsburgh, depending on the actions of the teams above them on the Claim List, may not be able to clear a player for that particular week, if they can’t get another announcement in before the stated Deadline in Player Pool Rule #1, they’re just out of luck, but, they did get to start the next week at a higher position on the Claims List.  It's why we have a backup for our backups.

One month shy of 13 years in the Tuhey family, and Toni had to be put to sleep.  Cancer has now taken two beloved ladies in my life now, Mom and Toni.  I wasn't able to be with my Mom when she passed in 2011, but I wouldn't trade a moment we had with Toni this past month.  About a month ago, we were all steeled up to withstand the expected blow from our Vet that it was time to put Toni to sleep. . .  Instead she got pain medicine and it transformed her back to my old dog.  But sometimes things change and pain medicine is no longer the viable method.  She had a very large sore open up on the underside of the huge tumor she had grown.  It wasn't going to heal.  Even the Vet said that it was time for Toni to go to sleep.  I really love that dog.  I loved Popcorn, but Toni was our first dog.  She owned me.  More to come. . .

I found some old pictures of my buddy Popcorn.  I didn't go looking for them, but there they were.  He's gone, almost 2 years now.  In fact, we've had Kernel for almost 1 1/2 years now.  Both Popcorn and Kernel are Brittany's (aka Brittany Spaniel's), but my oh my are they different guys, I love them both, and miss Popcorn, even though Kernel has some of his idiosyncrasies, he's not my buddy Popcorn.

Sometimes you plan, sometimes the world falls on you.  Last year we sold quite a few mowers and we really weren't prepared for the season as we thought we would be.  This year it's a little bit different.  We have almost 20 units ready for a bath and wax when the weather permits.  That quantity is growing daily, but the fact is, I'd LOVE to have all of the units ready by opening day, which I'm suggesting is March 1st, but realistically March 30th.

I thought I had purchased a nice little truck that only needed a paint job.  It only had 82K miles on it, but it turns out the rear-end was a bit on the crunchy side and JR has it torn apart and it's gonna cost me another $2,000 to make it right!  YIKERIES!

It's been a little under 48 hours now, but around 4pm on Monday June 13th, 2016 we had to give our last mortal love to our beloved Brittany Spaniel named Popcorn.  He was an amazingly sweet dog.  At first, I kept my distance from him because I didn't know how long we were going to keep him.  See, it was Christmas time of 2012.  Toni (our other dog) and the kids were in the front of the house setting up the yard ornaments for Christmas.  The scream of locked up brakes in the busy street in front of our house made the kids turn to see what was going on behind them and here came this white and liver/brown dog with long floppy years and a little short tail making his way across the street, off leash and collarless.

He came into the yard and introduced himself and proceeded to play with Toni for a short time.  Megan, my eldest, came into the house to ask me what to do.  I told her to grab one of Toni's leashes and one of her collars (she's got dozens of them!) and go capture him.

Well, by the time she had gotten back outside, Mr. Dog (the first name he went by) had bee-bopped next door.  Mr. Dog was eventually captured by Geno (my youngest) and returned to our yard and out of the neighbors.  At that point I went outside and wanted to inspect the critter to see what I might be able to deduce.  Just prior to going outside, I had called the Clark County Humane Society and was still on hold when I met Mr. Dog.

He was soft.  A bit damp.  Looking a lot scared.  Trusting us to be nice.  And oh, he was willing to shake hands on a dime!  Finally when the SWWHS took me off hold and I described what I had in front of me.  They said, they had no reports of any missing Brittany's so I told them we'd bring him in so they could see if he was chipped and so they could take some pictures.  The day was getting late, so I told them we'd put him up for the night and bring him over the next day.

Geno had found a bowl of water outside and filled it for our new buddy.  Mr. Dog drank rather greedily.  I went inside for something and found Toni inside.  I asked her what she thought of the new dog.  She wagged and I asked her if she had any ideas of what we should call him.  Now, let me explain, Toni can sometimes speak English, LOL!  The sound that came out of her mouth was a whiny-dog drawled sound that sounded like she said "Popcorn".  I turned around with big astonishment as to what I'd heard, and I asked, "Did you just say, 'Popcorn'?"  I could tell she agreed.  And the more I thought about it, the more it just absolutely fit.  He looked like a big blown piece of popcorn.  So, I let her go back outside and I cleaned up part of the mess inside that decorating for Christmas creates.  I went back outside and took the leash from Geno who had been walking Popcorn all over the yard letting him sniff and pee anywhere his nose had led him.  The two together were very cute with each other.

Inside, I kept him (the dog, not Geno) on a leash, I didn't know him, and I wasn't too sure turning him loose inside the house was a good idea.  I had no idea if he was even house trained, so the leash stayed on while I showed him where the water and kibble were located.  He ate almost all the kibble, and there were probably 3 to 4 cups of it in the bowl, leaving maybe 1/2 cup behind.  The water was his next victim.  He drained Toni's water dish.  I took him into the front room and he jumped up onto our love seat, which for Christmas decorating had been moved near the main window, and there he saw Geno outside.  Geno's back was to the window, but Popcorn pawed at the window trying to get Geno, his new buddy's attention!  Finally, Geno turned around and Popcorn's tail took off 100mph!

 After the yard ornaments were placed and working, Megan came into the house and sat down on the love seat with Popcorn when she noticed he had a bad need for a bath.  When Geno came in, we told him so and he jumped into the shower and gave Popcorn his first bath in the Tuhey household.  The poor guy was just filthy, and had a supply of fleas to deal with.  What our shampoo didn't handle, we plucked off and killed with our hands AFTER he proceeded to introduce us to the "Popcorn Post Shower Ritual" which involved him rubbing his head on EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY because that dog did NOT like his face wet unless he had gotten a drink of water!  AND, if it was a drink of water, he'd let it drip all over the place too, his lips just didn't work well for him and retaining 1/2 of what he drank!  Anyway, it was all so new to us, we spent the time laughing at his antic's and not drying him off.  Oh he was comical!  I remember at one point he stopped rubbing his head on the couch, stood on all fours, looked at us like we were the ones acting crazy!  We roared even louder laughing!  He was a dog that just didn't appreciate in no way shape or form a wet face!

Anyway, Megan eventually got him corralled and started drying him with a towel.  About that time it was dinner time for Toni, so we threw an extra bowl of wet dog food down for him.  He scarfed it up and then went and licked Toni's bowl clean after she was "done" (another story).  He hopped back onto the love seat and fell immediately to sleep.  All my dogs in the past have never been deep sleepers.  This poor guy was exhausted.  He snoozed there in the seat for another 2 to 2 1/2 hours without waking even with the kids continuing to decorate the house.  For the first time in no one knows how long, he was able to rest without the risk of predators lurking.  He slept hard and soundly.

During these early introductions, we came to understand that Popcorn had a knack for making any position, no matter how unorthodox, look comfortable.  The poor guy was blessed/cursed with long skinny legs that he was just never sure what to do with, where to put them, and how to place them without it being . . . just awkward to see!  He and his legs were kind of like a wiener-dog on stilts!  But the look on his face sometimes when he slept, was absolute bliss, absolute peacefulness.  When he closed his eyes, they looked like two straight lines, like you see in the funny page's when someone is sleeping.  Still after 3 1/2 years, we don't know his past story, or how long he was out in the wild.  But, the next 30 days we were forced to understand the likelihood that he had been abandoned.

 Popcorn's evening didn't end on him sleeping the night away.  I had sent a message to my wife while she was at work saying that we have another dog in the house.  Toni goes spastic when Mari Dawn comes home from work each night.  What was cute was watching him get caught up in Toni's energy of the arrival.  He came over and introduced himself right away and pretty much informed her that he was going to identify her as 'Mom' like Toni and the kids do.  She was immediately drawn into how sweet, and soft he was.  He was still on a 'dog string' (aka leash) and led Geno off shortly thereafter to take a few whizzes around the yard.  That time of night is when we eat dinner, it's about 9:45pm, but it's the only time we really have for family.  SO, we quickly learned the "Awwwww!" of eating around Popcorn.

Our home is built very strangely, and without going into drastic detail, we're sorta forced to eat our meals on TV tray's in the front room.  There is no dining room.  Now, Toni has known this whole time that Mom is an easy touch for off the plate dinner treats.  Popcorn noticed the action and came over and plopped his head down in her lap and rolled his eyes up to look at her from that viewpoint, still standing on all four feet and with him basically asking, "Is this cute enough for me to have some too?"  Yes Popcorn, it was.  It became a regular thing, daily as a matter of fact.  He did it with all of us.  The one thing we weren't ready for was his "take away".  Toni has the softest mouth.  It's almost impossible to tell she's trying to take things from you unless you're watching her, she's that gentle.  Him on the other hand. . . .  Well. . .  No.  Nothing gentle at all about his "take away," not at first anyway.  He'd snap at the food, and he'd get you more often than not!  But, that changed as his time went on with us.  He did become a lot gentler.  Probably because it meant more treats!  LOL, the little turkey.

 The sleeping arrangements had Popcorn going upstairs and sleeping in Geno's room.  The next morning My wife and I were awoken by our bedroom door being pushed open and our new friend bee-bopping in and coming over to my side of the bed, plopping his head down directly in front of mine, still standing on all 4 feet, and giving me a soft slurp across my nose, "Good morning Man."  He quickly went over to the other side and did about the same thing to Mari Dawn.  After that, he went to the door, hooked the crack with his paw, opened it and left.  We both shared a laugh about our new alarm clock.  I got dressed and took him to the shelter where they took pics of him and checked to see if he was chipped (not chipped yet).  I told them that we'd be taking care of him for the next 30 days and they gave us a big bag of lamb and rice dry kibble for him to help us out.

Later that day we ran him over to a vet we used to go to.  We wanted to make sure he wasn't going to give Toni something.  I mean, he had been on the street, we didn't know how long that ordeal had been, and if he had been drinking puddles and eating out of trash or hunting and eating rodents (he was a good hunter), it was likely he maybe acquired something that Toni didn't need any exposure too.  The vet looked him over and found numerous issues with Popcorn.  A soft tumor on his chest.  Many other fatty tumors under his skin near where his collar was worn.  One on his rectum that had the doc real concerned.  Lots of tags all around his body, and that dog knew how to grow them!  He added tags almost monthly while he was ours.  The last thing the doctor advised us was something that we couldn't take to heart because, it was already happening.  He said, "Don't get too attached to him."

Thirty days after posting "Found Dog" ads on CraigsList and checking back with the shelter, all to no success we kept Popcorn and made him ours by getting him licensed and eventually chipped.  A little less than a year after getting him, we noticed a change on the tumor on his chest and the new vet (much closer to home) suggested removal.  So, while he was there, the "shoulder pad" "fatty tumor" that was near where his collar was worn was removed and his chest tumor was as well.  They checked the one near his tail and decided that because of it's proximity to his wasting muscles, it wasn't a good idea to mess with it unless it became very important.  The poor guy had his shoulder, chest and parts of his butt shaved.  And the places where there was an incision, with staples was right out there for us to see.  He looked sad and sore those first few days.  He even had a bit of a go with an itching frenzy that partially opened the wound.  So, we took him back and they rewrapped him up, but better that time.  He eventually started growing his fur back and after his incision was healed enough, he was able to jump back onto the furniture.  He learned that if I was laying in bed reading, he could jump up there and I'd pet his shoulder and chest area (he was always an incredibly soft furred dog, but when it was growing back, it was even softer than crushed velour).  That happened at least once a day while the hair was still short.  And just like Popcorn. . .  When he was done being pet, he'd turn around with a clumsy little bound and go back into the front room or to the kitchen or somewhere else in the house that drew his attention!

 The truly sad part of that first surgery was his healing time didn't allow he and Toni to rough-house together, and that fell to the wayside and almost completely disappeared throughout the rest of his life.  In the early days, it was everyday and often!  It was so much fun watching those two play.  It would spread throughout the house, often times starting in my bedroom with Toni on the bed, and Popcorn on the floor.  They'd slap each others faces with their paws, Toni would growl, Popcorn's growl was more of a "I-yay-I-yay-I-yay-I-yay-I-yay-I-yay!" sound.  Toni was always more of a jock than he, and he knew she could waste him, and he also knew she'd never back down, but he had this silly way of almost jumping into the air, do a 180 somehow and take off with a scoot out the bedroom door, around the sewing station (it's a true wonder that lamp is still working!), head through the kitchen, down the hall, stop at the back door, catch his breath, turn around and do the reverse and head back to Toni and start it up again.  They'd go at it for 30 minutes to an hour, often with short breaks to go tank up on water (both of them) and then hold on and cover up, because he was just not very talented on actually swallowing all the water he'd tried to drink. . .  Then it became projectile Popcorn spit during the play time not to mention both dogs sneezing repeatedly throughout the game!

That kind of rough play went on outside as well.  I remember on one snowy day, Toni just about walloped poor old Popcorn completely off his feet and he reared up and the game was on!  But after this first surgery, like I said, it almost all went away.  We've seen the pictures of him since he's passed of those early times, and to say he aged quickly is an understatement.  He turned gray, oh heck Toni's face is almost all white now, but his face was aging like a true gentleman should, the nice tasteful streaks of gray.  It looked good on him!  But. . .  It was obvious, Popcorn was getting old.

Popcorn was unique, and he continued to grow unique stuff on his body.  Just in front of both of his back legs, on the underside (his crotch area), he again started growing fatty tumors.  The bill to the first surgery was paid, and here he was starting a need for another.  He always had a unique walk, sorta like Red Skelton's character "Freddie The Freeloader."  We all decided that he just had the wrong legs on his body. . .  He was just gangly!  Long skinny legs.  The front knees were jointed a bit on the high side, and his feet. . .  LOL, the poor guy had feet out of a Dr. Seuss book.  All four of them had the extra puff and raised curl.  Watching him run, or his version of run, was similar to how I previously said, he was nothing more than a wiener dog on stilts when he ran.  But he was Popcorn.  With all his faults, and loose fur, he was still Popcorn.

At this point, it's taken me about a week of on and off writing to get here.  Last night we were talking about him again after dinner.  No tears, just smiles and laughter.  His head was so velvety soft all the time, and his ears were the same, yet softer and thinner.  As you started petting him, you'd get down to his neck.  We often would remove his collar in the house because he had an incredibly itchy neck, but that neck. . .  it was as soft as the rest of him and it led to the ruff of his curled mane around his shoulders where, you could just grab handfuls of fur and Popcorn flesh and pet him as rough or as soft as you chose.  He didn't care, he would be keeping a good steady beat by thumping one of his back legs on the ground repeatedly and he'd twist that head around and have the look of, "Oh yeah, that's the spot!"  From there back, his fur was a steady supply of 1 1/2 to 2 inch long strands of white or liver brown curls.  The liver brown spots on his back and sides, (one on his side resembled a duck when he was sitting, but wasn't quite evident when he lay down or stood all the way up), but those patches of brown were softer than the white areas.  And his butt. . .  It resembled little girl ruffle butt underwear.  That was the area that needed the most attention because it would get matted and tangled most often.

There was just so much about him.  It's been 7 weeks now that he's been gone.  So many of the memories blend in to other memories.  Briefly, this is what I'll add today.  Popcorn loved to "Go" anywhere.  We always thought Toni was the smart one, and he was the dork.  But the fact of the matter is, he had a way to get things done on his own without the need for "help" which is something that Toni does, that being needing help to get in the Truck/Jeep/Van.  Not Popcorn.  If the seat is too high, which all of them were for her, she'd put her front feet on the side of the front seat, turn her head to say that she's ready to be lifted in the rest of the way. . .  Popcorn, he'd just jump onto the floorboard and be done with it!  Needless to say, Toni was Popcorn's pupil in many ways.  Some of the tricks he came with, she has adopted.  She'll still play the "I need help" routine on occasion, but we'll point at the floorboard and she'll go "Oh yeah!" and get in the truck.  They both loved to go anywhere, and he absolutely had to have air.  If he was in the back seat of the Jeep or the Truck, not so much the van, in the early days, he would rest his chin on my left shoulder if my window was down while I was driving.  For some reason, that stopped, but it was one of those "Defining Moments of Life With Popcorn."  Sometimes his chin would be so heavy it'd almost get sore, but when you pulled into the driveway, that hydrolock he had on your shoulder would go away and the chin goo would remain, "Gee, thanx Popcorn" was often the response.

 

As of this writing, our dear Popcorn has been gone for over 6 months.  We love him still and still miss him.  And not to steal from his story, but one of the ways we've dealt with his loss, we've gotten another Brittany.  He's named Kernel in Popcorn's memory and he's 3 1/2 months old.  He's a monster, but he endears himself to us often by doing things like Popcorn used to do.  They'd have been cute together.  More on Poppy later, and Kernel . . .  Well, he deserves his own section like Toni does.

It's amazing how long I intend on keeping this site.  I have no intention of relinquishing the former Micro League website I started.  Well, it seems an awful lot has happened.  

2015 was a pretty rough year.  The Seahawks came within seconds and inches of winning the Super Bowl for 2 years in a row.  And on that particular day, I just about broke my big toe off of my right foot!  That laid me up for quite a while actually!  It also led to another injury because of a med they gave me in the hospital which blew out my achilles tendon on my left side.  It was also the year that my wife wrecked my truck, which I just recently discovered has a bent frame. . .  Not good!  And not to discount this, but a fellow I used to work for, in fact, it was his store that I was working in when I met Mari Dawn.  His name was Lance, and he and his girlfriend were found murdered.  Ugly stuff!

So, now we're in 2016 and I'm still dealing with things from last year, but I've tried to start a business so I can teach my son a trade, that being small engine repair.  He is showing talent!  He removed a riding mower's engine today.  He took a few days, and we had to route an air hose to him out on the basketball court, but he did very very well!  I am showing my propensity for still being a "Parts guy" and not a mechanic.  I've tried rebuilding carbs, and am not having much luck, so I've started ordering new carbs to swap in and get these things up and running.  We do complete tear down and reassembly of mower and deck and utensils, but sometimes one will own a service table for too long. . .  #019 comes to mind!  It's a 20 inch "MasterCut20" with a small 3.5hp Briggs mower that is in very good shape, except the carb is bad!  A new carb for the bloody things is almost $70!  So, I swapped a modern carb onto the beast, it runs!  Just not too well.  But anyway. . .  We'll get this stuff figured out before too long (I hope!).

 

Oh, by the way!  I dropped out of Battle Pirates about 4 months ago.  Good riddance!

It's funny, I've had this website for years, I barely use it, but I certainly do not want to relinquish it!  So, the email I just got said I should do something and here I am . . .  doing something!  Happy New Year!

Well, I received a notification today or yesterday that I haven't been on my site for about 6 months, and since I was here last, I've broken a toe, popped an achilles tendon, had my truck wrecked, had my Jeep breakdown, had a couple of windstorms play havoc with my greenhouse and enjoyed sitting at my desk in my cubicle playing a Facebook game called "Battle Pirates."  It's nothing new, it's just now I live on the game while I "heal."  Oh joy.

So, I checked my email today, and it in itself was a week old, and it let me know that I haven't been on this, my website, for a half a year!  Holy cow!  That just seems incredible to me!

Okay, a week or so ago, it seems our refrigerator went on the fritz. . .  No problem.  I called my buddy Paul over at 5 Corners Appliance and he recommended a Refridgerator repairman to me named Bill.  Bill came out and determined the thermostat in the freezer died, so a few days later after he receives the part, he puts the new one in and Bingo.  Almost $140.00 later.  Thursday and the fridge isn't cold again. . .  Grrrr.

So, Bill comes out again, and lo and behold. . .  Seems he jumped the gun on the diagnoses.  The heater in the freezer for the automatic defroster has died.  So, he'll be refunding my $$$ sometime.  But, in the meantime, every 2 or 3 days we need to get the hair dryers out and manually kill all the frost on the evaporator coils so the fridge stays cool.  Oh, yeah. . .  The heater's not replaceable!  Cool huh? (pardon the pun).

ALSO a week or so ago, all 3 of our vehicles have given us problems.  The truck started missing, so I threw some new plugs in it.  Took care of that, except that the #6 plug is worrisome.  But, it's running well again.  The Jeep has this ongoing issue with the doggone steering column.  There is an ignition shaft that is in there and it keeps binding up that prevents us from turning the key far enough for it to start.  So, I'm trying to install a "Starter Button" so when the key is turned on, if we press the button, the engine will crank and start.  Got the button mounted.  Got the wires through the firewall.  Can't seem to get the right connection on the doggone starter!!

The Datsun had an oil leak.  So, I replaced the valve cover gasket, then I cranked a bolt down too far, and I suspect i broke the dang thing, or messed up the threads because I had one MONSTER oil burn when I drove the truck this morning to court because. . . .

I HAD JURY DUTY!  Didn't land on a jury though, so my day was over at about noon.

Got home just to find my Battle Pirates base had been flattened by a smug SOB named Punkersmurf.  Normally, that's not a problem, but it was the last day in a raid event.  And if I was going to be able to finangle it, I was going to seek help to start and finish T4.  A flattened base, took that away.  There is an unwritten rule about base hits during raid events.  In every respectable group I've encountered, it doesn't happen.  But it's the jerks that because of some childish personality quirk ignores the civility of the matter and does stuff like that.  And despite what the avatar shows about Punkersmurf, a bald headed adult male, he acts and uses logic as a child does.  It ticked me off.  And I've stepped away from the game for a week or so. . .

Well, I will confess the venom I displayed in my previous article was a bit unfounded.  I went to see the picture on opening day, as is my norm for Star Trek movies, and I expected to hate it.  I liked it!  It was a fun ride.  There were some problems with the movie, mainly how the tribble stayed in place while the rest of the ship was spinning and people were running on the walls, etc.  And the writers borrowed heavily from other movies in the history of Star Trek as well as Indiana Jones and as far as The Godfather series. . .  But all in all, it was a fun ride.  Unfortunately, in a recent Star Trek convention held in Las Vegas, the fans voted this movie last, and behind Star Trek 5:  The Final Frontier.  Can't buy that one. . .  I think the message they were sending to Paramount is that we had our Khan movie, and we didn't need another.  But we got one anyway.

Why in the world, okay even the fantasy and Sci-Fi world, did we have to wait 4 years for another Star Trek movie?  Especially one that has already been made?  Khan is allegedly back. . .  I know it's a new timeline, and that's a fraud in itself, the temporal Prime Directive would have set things right again as was stated in Enterprise and Voyager as well.  But I have to ask, why attempt to make another Khan movie?  This is allegedly more of a "Space Seed" reboot, but still!  Come on!  It's been done!  It's been done VERY well!  Writers. . .  make your own stories!  Make your own characters!  If you need a bad guy. . .  MAKE ONE that is believable and build a story around him and the Star Trek trifecta (Kirk, Spock and Bones).  I'll watch it, but I'm afraid to say. . .  If this is the direction Star Trek is taking, this may very well be the last movie I see on opening day, ruining my record of seeing every Star Trek movie on opening day since the first one came out during the Christmas season of 1979. . .  They called it - "Star Trek:  The Motion Picture".  It was great seeing them together again then, but the story was more like it should have been named "Star Trek:  The Still Picture". . . .  I'm out.

Well, we have a partially sick family tonight, Geno and Megan are kinda down for the count and we still have a few leftovers, so I think we are going to raid the fridge for what it has to offer tonight!