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May 6, 2006,
New York Knights claims first Classic title
DAYTON, OH - In
an exciting 7-game series, the New York Knights, guided by
skipper Mike See took the inaugural SPB-Classic world
series in 7 games over the Newport Mansions. Complete
writeups and boxscores are available by clicking on the WORLD
SERIES link. Congratulations Mike!
April 30, 2006,
Replacement manager named
DAYTON, OH - With the unfortunate passing of fellow manager Larry Schilling, I am happy to announce that we have a capable manager to replace Larry. Fellow SPB manager John Moore, who has franchises in SPB’s 5 and 100 will be taking over the Houma Indians franchise.
John's new team name will be the Lexington Locofocos.
Welcome aboard John!
April 9, 2006,
Inaugural season finished, playoffs set
DAYTON, OH - Thank
you everyone for a great season! The playoff matchups will
be as follows:
AL: Mike See's N.Y.Knights
vs Marc Hollingsworth's Louisville Colonels.
NL: Tim Johnson's
Newport Mansions vs. Greg Stillwagon's Motor City Hitmen.
These playoff series will be MP/Netplay
series for the title.
Good luck to everyone!
March 26, 2006,
Knights and Hitmen clinch divisional titles
DAYTON, OH - Congratulations
goes out to Mike See and Greg Stillwagon for clinching their
divisions, guaranteeing a playoff spot in the inaugural season of
SPB-Classic. The Louisville Colonels should clinch next
week, with the NL East going down to the last week.
March 22, 2006,
Pitcher salaries to change
DAYTON, OH - In an effort to
tweak the salary structure to better represent actual pitching
stats than team-relates stats, I have tweaked the salary formula
for pitchers, mainly relievers. I have devalued the saves by
50%. There are plenty of good relievers who did not get a lot of
saves who are better pitchers but who are at a lower salary than
pitchers who had a lot of saves, but who may have not been as
dominant. This should relieve some of that disparity.
Overall, the salaries for some of the top save relievers will go
down, meaning nobody should see an increase in their overall team
salary. Since all of the salaries decreased, the new
salaries will go into effect at seasons end before the 10%
increase takes effect.
August 22, 2006 *Updated*
Yet another team name change
DAYTON, OH. - After much deliberation, I have decided to change my team name from the Brew City Brats to the
Brew City Beer Barons. If my team is going to play haplessly in the SPB-Classic league, they may as well be so aptly named . . . ha, ha. Actually, there is method to my madness.
August 15, 2006,
Team Name change
DAYTON, OH -
Terry Baxter
has announced that the Rochester Alert will now be known as the
Minneapolis Millers. This will be reflected on all future
correspondence regarding this team.
August 13, 2006,
Stadium Changes announced.
DAYTON, OH -
The following
teams have changed stadiums:
Bill Lanke-Rocks Royals Stadium to Redland Field (1912-20)
Joe Dezarlo-Cyclones Polo Grounds to Shea Stadium (1979-05)
John Moore-Locofocos Shibe Park to Crosley Field (1958-70)
John Cusack-Ghosts Crosley Field to Yankee Stadium (37-66)
You may still change stadiums if you want on a first-come first served basis.
July 31, 2006,
New Manager, Dues, Stadium requests, draft news.
DAYTON, OH -
It is my pleasure
to announce that John Cusack will be taking the reigns for Paul
Kenyon’s Loopy Lefties franchise.
He will have a new team name coming soon. He will be
getting his 12-man protected roster to me by the end of the week.
I will post the updates after I receive them.
I have still yet to hear from several of you concerning
league dues for next year and a confirmation that you have ordered
the season disk.
If you wish to change stadiums, I will be taking requests
until 6PM, Monday August 7th.
Any duplicate requests will go to the team with the worst
record last season.
There
are several new stadiums on the disk to chose from.
Please also indicate the years that are accompanying the
stadii as well to help make it clear which one you are requesting
since a few stadii have several versions on the disk.
The draft will commence on Monday August 14th.
I will post a schedule soon.
It will be very easy to follow, with the good part of the
draft picking 1 player per day.
More
will follow the closer we get.
The season will start October 1st.
July 29, 2006,
Rosters updated
DAYTON, OH - The
team rosters and salary structures have been changed/updated. With
the new disk there were several players both old and new whose
stats changed, thus affecting their salaries. Those players
that you have protected will NOT be affected by the salary change.
Since players' salaries have increased and decreased, the net
effect will be very small and not worth the effort to readjust the
10% increases and making people recheck their rosters. The
new salaries will be used for the draft. Your 12 protected
players will show as bolded on the team salaries page for the
entire season. Any protected/bolded player that is traded
during the season will maintain their increased salary. I
will be announcing the draft schedule and format soon.
July 24, 2006,
Another new manager for season 2
DAYTON, OH - It is with great pleasure that I announce that
Bill Lanke will take over for Joe Terry’s Birmingham Cloverleafs, which used to be Rich Applegate’s St.Louis Stars. I have allowed him to choose his own 12 protected players.
Welcome Bill!
June 9, 2006,
Draft order set for season 2
DAYTON, OH - The
draft order has been set for the second season of SPB-Classic.
The order for the first round is listed to the right. The exact
start date will be dependant on the release date of the updated
All-Time greats disk. The entire draft order can be found in the
DRAFT CENTRAL section on the left.
May 6, 2006,
New managers for season 2
DAYTON, OH - I
would like to introduce the 2 newest managers to the SPB-Classic
stable. Taking
over for Richard Applegate will be current SPB manager Joe
Terry. Joe currently owns franchises in SPB’s 3 and 5.
Joe’s team name will be the
Birmingham
Cloverleafs….the same as it is in SPB-5. Taking over
for Ricardo Lois will be SPB newcomer Michael Clary.
Mike joins us from
Fresno
California
, and his bio will be posted shortly. His team name will be
the Fresno Bees. I would like to thank Ricardo Lois and Rich
Applegate for their fine service to the league, and for helping it
get started on the right foot. They both leave in good
standing, and are welcomed back at anytime! Take a moment to
welcome our two newest managers. Good luck guys!
May 6, 2006,
New York Knights claims first Classic title
DAYTON, OH - In
an exciting 7-game series, the New York Knights, guided by
skipper Mike See took the inaugural SPB-Classic world
series in 7 games over the Newport Mansions. Complete
writeups and boxscores are available by clicking on the WORLD
SERIES link. Congratulations Mike!
April 30, 2006,
Replacement manager named
DAYTON, OH - With the unfortunate passing of fellow manager Larry Schilling, I am happy to announce that we have a capable manager to replace Larry. Fellow SPB manager John Moore, who has franchises in SPB’s 5 and 100 will be taking over the Houma Indians franchise.
John's new team name will be the Lexington Locofocos.
Welcome aboard John!
April 9, 2006,
Inaugural season finished, playoffs set
DAYTON, OH - Thank
you everyone for a great season! The playoff matchups will
be as follows:
AL: Mike See's N.Y.Knights
vs Marc Hollingsworth's Louisville Colonels.
NL: Tim Johnson's
Newport Mansions vs. Greg Stillwagon's Motor City Hitmen.
These playoff series will be MP/Netplay
series for the title.
Good luck to everyone!
March 26, 2006,
Knights and Hitmen clinch divisional titles
DAYTON, OH - Congratulations
goes out to Mike See and Greg Stillwagon for clinching their
divisions, guaranteeing a playoff spot in the inaugural season of
SPB-Classic. The Louisville Colonels should clinch next
week, with the NL East going down to the last week.
March 22, 2006,
Pitcher salaries to change
DAYTON, OH - In an effort to
tweak the salary structure to better represent actual pitching
stats than team-relates stats, I have tweaked the salary formula
for pitchers, mainly relievers. I have devalued the saves by
50%. There are plenty of good relievers who did not get a lot of
saves who are better pitchers but who are at a lower salary than
pitchers who had a lot of saves, but who may have not been as
dominant. This should relieve some of that disparity.
Overall, the salaries for some of the top save relievers will go
down, meaning nobody should see an increase in their overall team
salary. Since all of the salaries decreased, the new
salaries will go into effect at seasons end before the 10%
increase takes effect.
February 9, 2006,
Player movement deadline now expired
DAYTON, OH - This is the
official notice that all player drop-adds and trading is complete
for the season. The only exceptions will be on a case by case
basis due to injury.
January 22, 2006,
Salary floor set at $3,100.00
DAYTON, OH - In order to
prevent teams from dumping salary, in order to gain a better draft
position, a salary floor/minimum of $3,100 has been
established. The 2 highest Expected Win teams will also be
added to the lottery along with the teams with the two worst
record, just like the other SPB leagues.
January 22, 2006,
Trading / Player movement deadline approaching
DAYTON, OH - The deadline for
player movements and trading will be February 1st. This is
the Wednesday that movements are due prior to week 17, meaning 2
more weeks. After week 17, only those cases teams that have
injury scenarios that require a player update will be handled on a
case by case basis. If you do need to acquire a replacement
player, one will have to be released with the replacement player
having an equal or lesser salary than the injured player he is
being called in for.
January 10, 2006,
American League holds on for first All-Star game W
DAYTON, OH - In a rematch of
1990 World Series participants, the American League's Barry Larkin
singled in Stan Musial with none out in the top of the 9th,
and John Wetteland Striking out 2 in the bottom of the frame
to give the AL squad the victory in the first all-star game.
Complete coverage can be found in the SPB-CLASSIC LINKS
section.
December 4, 2005
League to break for the holidays
DAYTON, OH - With the season
almost half-way complete, we will be taking a 2 week break over
the holidays. Week 12 on Dec. 18 will be the last week, with
week 13 resuming on January 8th.
October 31, 2005
Team name change
DAYTON, OH - David Lauer
has decided to change his team from the Kenosha Eagles to the Windy
City Wizards. The Eagles will be the team name of his
SPB-1 expansion team.
October 26, 2005
Manager replacement
DAYTON, OH - It is my pleasure
to introduce George Southerland to SPB-Classic. George will
be taking over the Lafayette Columbians, and will be renaming them
the Brunswick Beavers. He has already given us his
bio information, and is ready to take over and join the SPB
family.
October 23, 2005
First installment of Power Rankings now out!
DAYTON, OH - With the league
now 4 weeks old, the first installment of the SPB-Classic Power
rankings are now posted. The New York Knights, on the
heels of their current winning streak, bolt to the top of the
charts. The Hitmen look like they may be using smoke and
mirrors holding onto a divisional lead tie ranked at #10.
October 2, 2005
Regular season Underway!
DAYTON, OH - The opening week
of the inaugural SPB-Classic season is now complete, and started
out with a bang! A Bob Gibson 1-hitter and a 26-inning
marathon highlighted a frantic opening week, in which many of the
pre-season underdogs sit atop their respective
decisions.
September 28, 2005
Regular season begins Sunday!!
DAYTON, OH - After a successful
pre-season campaign, the regular season is about to begin! I have
split up the statistics, so that the pre-season stats will remain
on the site for those who want to view them in the future.
Good Luck in the upcoming season!
September 15, 2005
New Manager to replace Grizzlies
DAYTON, OH - It is my pleasure
to introduce Albert Costa, who will be taking over Vin's
Grizzlies. I will announce a team name when it has been
decided upon.
August 20, 2005
Spring Training to begin Aug 28th
DAYTON, OH - Spring training
for the first season of SPB-Classic will begin next Sunday.
Please make sure you have your manager profiles to me by
then. We will have 4 weeks (30 games) of Spring Training
before the regular season starts.
August 16, 2005
Brats name field boss
OAK CREEK, WI.. - The Brew City Brats today named former New York Yankee pitcher, Marv
Breuer, to manage the team in its inaugural campaign. Breuer, who pitched 5 seasons in the majors, has no previous managerial or coaching experience. GM Jim Copeland openly admitted that Breuer was a sentimental choice, both hailing from the same mid-Missouri town of Rolla. Marvin Howard "Baby Face"
Breuer, born April 29, 1914, is the only player from the city, population of 16,000 plus, to have played in the major leagues. In his career, Breuer won 25, lost 26 with an ERA of 4.03 in the years 1939 to 1943.
August 11, 2005
Inaugural Draft is complete!
DAYTON, OH. - Thank you to
everyone for making the draft go by so smooth! You may now
begin trading and making player claims. The team draft
matrix link has been renamed to team salaries. The rosters
in normal SPB style are now posted in the SPB-Classic links
section.
July 20, 2005
Another team name change
DAYTON, OH. - Paul Kenyon has
decided to rename the Rhode Island Reds to the Loopy Lefties.
June 29, 2005
Team name change
DAYTON, OH. - The Detroit
Wolverines will now be known as the Motor City Hitmen.
Being that they are all Tigers instead of college players, the
name fits!
 June
23, 2005
Stan the Man goes first overall
DAYTON, OH. - SPB-Newcomer Jim
Copeland and the Brew City Brats selects Stan Musial as
their first overall pick of the inaugural draft. See the table to
the right for the complete first round order, and the links on the
left for complete draft coverage!
June 12, 2005
SPB-Classic Draft to start tomorrow!
DAYTON, OH. - The SPB-Classic
Drafting season will be underway tomorrow with the ballpark
draft. The schedule is posted under BALLPARK DRAFT in the
DRAFT section. The player draft schedule and orders are also
posted in the DRAFT section under INAUGURAL DRAFT. Congrats
to SPB rookie Jim Copeland for landing the first overall
pick! We will be drafting Monday - Friday, with no drafting on the
weekends, and taking the weeks of 4-8 July, and 18-22 July
off.
June 12, 2005
SPB-Classic Chooses their first ERA
DAYTON, OH. - The 1961AL ERA
will be the first era used for the inaugural season. Most
correspondence for the league for the first season will be labeled
SPBC-1961ERA.
June 9, 2005
SPB-Classic Kick-off
DAYTON, OH. - Welcome to the
SPB-Classic Webpage! This will be a very unique league that
will use the All-Time Greatest Players disk. You will have
the ability to have players from different eras all on the same
team! This will be a centralized league, meaning all
the games will be played on the commissioner's computer. You
can spend more time being GM and fan, and also save
time!
We will be holding the stadium
draft shortly. Stay tuned for more details.
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