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*I had the idea to do this article two weeks ago, so even though many people have done it already, I don’t care. I am just going to stick with it anyways.

The supposed rosters are based on the rosters before Wednesday’s simming, and therefore have some gaps in them. Also, I decided the starters not on the submitted rosters (since they were practically all changed anyways), but rather in my own opinion (first based on the people at the certain position, and then if there were several at a position, I put the best one down). Going back to change everything again would take many days and would nullify the days I already put into this.

Also, other things, such as the team’s payroll, are before the simming began. They, too, have changed, but the way things are will suffice.

As the 2009 season begins, we are met with something very new and different, another four teams. Nobody knows how they will do, though we can all make guesses or ventures. I am going to go through each team and analyze their players and then the team as a whole. Finally at the end I will make my own predictions on which ones will succeed, and which ones won’t based on my analysis.

The Antarctica Chill are managed by laverdude (Jason Rhiner) and they have spent a total of $81,000,000 on their team in 2009. Here is a look at the starting position players followed by the "bench players":

Starting Catcher---Jeff Candy. $3,000,000. In Jeff’s career, he has done fairly well. He has 65 home runs, 368 runs batted in, 88 stolen bases, and has impressively batted .308 in his career. In 2008, Jeff did quite well, hitting 2 home runs, driving in 40 runs batted in, and getting 11 stolen bases, all while batting an amazing .312. On the field, Jeff had a .912 Fielding Percentage, but threw out just 10% of runners who tried to steal on him.

Starting First Baseman---Jason Rhiner. $15,000,000. In Jason’s career, he has been downright amazing. He has 166 home runs, 471 runs batted in, 25 stolen bases, and has batted an amazing .331 over his career. Jason also had an amazing year in 2008, both at the plate and on the field at First Base. In 2008, Jason hit 79 home runs, drove in 141 runs batting in, and had 7 stolen bases, all while batting a respectable .283. On the field, Jason had a .994 Fielding Percentage and was involved in 76 Double Plays.

Starting Second Baseman---Greg Kowalczyk. $3,000,000. In Greg’s career, he has sometimes put up great numbers, but other times he has bombed. He has gotten 115 home runs, 418 runs batted in, 93 stolen bases, and has batted .260. 2008 was one of the less-impressive years. He hit 6 home runs, drove in 39 runs batted in, had 9 stolen bases, and batted .239. On the field, Greg had a .984 Fielding Percentage, and was involved in 74 Double Plays.

At this time, Antarctica has no Third Baseman.

At this time, Antarctica has no Shortstop.

Starting Left Field---Jay Soester. $8,000,000. Jay has had an average career, as he has gotten 33 home runs, 189 runs batted in, 76 stolen bases, and has a career .262 average. Even though these numbers are not that great, they are better than those of 2008. In 2008 he got 7 home runs, 46 runs batted in, 17 stolen bases, and batted .243.

-Some of Jay’s career achievements: Was selected to play in the 2006 All-Star Game, won the Slick Fielder Award (at Left Field in 2006).

-Career Leader Board appearances: #15 All-Time Triples (25).

Starting Center Field---Jon Vish. $12,000,000. John’s career has been nothing special. He has gotten 50 home runs, 260 runs batted in, 96 stolen bases, and has batted .276. Jon had a mediocre year in 2008, but was nearly an unstoppable force in Center Field. In 2008, he hit 6 home runs, drove in 34 runs batted in, stole 18 stolen bases, and hit .276. On the field, he had a 1.000 Fielding Percentage and also had 8 Outfield Assists.

Starting Right Fielder---Dante Trihn. $5,000,000. Dante was downright amazing and impossible to catch on the base paths early in his career, but lately has been going downhill quickly. In his career, he has 94 home runs, 436 runs batted in, 201 stolen bases, and has batted .265. In 2008, Dante had horrendous numbers, although he still was a very good defender. In 2008, he had 3 home runs, 19 runs batted in, 9 stolen bases, and batted just .202. On the field, however, Dante had a 1.000 Fielding Percentage and had 9 Outfield Assists.

Bench players…

Catcher---Larry Jones. $5,000,000. Larry was almost as good as starting catcher Jeff Candy was in 2008. On his career as a whole, Larry has been a good, though not at all fast or very powerful, batter. He has 50 home runs, 243 runs batted in, 6 stolen bases, and has batted .301 on his career. Jeff had a down year in 2008, but was good enough in the beginning part of the season to make it to the All-Star Game. In 2008, Larry hit 4 home runs, drove in 25 runs batted in, and had no stolen bases, all while batting a very good .314. On the field, Jeff had just a .890 Fielding Percentage, but did manage to throw out an impressive 21% of runners who tried to steal on him.

First Baseman---Matt Patterson. $8,000,000. Matt has been an amazing First Baseman all his career, but is not starting just because the team has Jason Rhiner. I would be shocked if, with his amazing talent, Antarctica didn’t find somewhere to start him in 2009 away from his normal position. Here is a look at his impressive career numbers: 95 home runs, 610 runs batted in, 94 stolen bases, and has batted an impressive .316. In 2008, Matt had a down year though. He got 7 home runs, 52 runs batted in, 18 stolen bases, and batted just .246.

And now we will look at the Antarctica Chill pitching staff:

Starting Pitcher Number One---Seneca Wallace. $12,000,000. Seneca is a World Baseball League pitching legend. In his career, he has compiled a 67-25 record, with 0 saves, a 2.39 earned run average (232 earned runs in 872.1 innings pitched), and 1,219 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 1 home run, 19 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .119 batting average (38 hits in 319 at-bats). Seneca’s 2008 numbers were around, though slightly worse, than his career averages. He had a 9-5 record, 0 saves, a 2.51 earned run average (48 earned runs in 172.1 innings pitched), and had 183 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 1 run batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .111 batting average (6 hits in 54 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number Two---Anthony Withers. $3,000,000. Anthony has put up rather unimpressive numbers in his career while playing for rather unimpressive teams. He has gotten a 44-53 record, with 1 save, a 4.75 earned run average (424 earned runs in 803.1 innings pitched), and 451 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 10 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .072 batting average (21 hits in 292 at-bats). In 2008, Anthony was downright horrible. He had a 4-14 record, with 0 saves, and had a 5.34 earned run average (78 earned runs in 134.1 innings pitched), all while striking out 50. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 1 run batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .089 batting average (4 hits in 45 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number Three---Maki Chang. $5,000,000. Maki’s career started out very promising, but the last few years have been just plain embarrassing. His career numbers include a 54-49 record, 3 saves, a 4.59 earned run average (388 earned runs in 760.0 innings pitched), and 366 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 1 home run, 21 runs batted in, 1 stolen base, and a .082 batting average (22 hits in 268 at-bats). 2008, just like the couple of years before it, was very ugly for Maki. He had a 3-12 record, 0 saves, an horrendous 10.53 earned run average (124 earned runs in 106.0 innings pitched), and struck out just 26 batters. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 2 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .054 batting average (2 hits in 37 at-bats).

Closer---Jesse Bunker. $1,000,000. Jesse has been very inconsistent in his career, whether it be as a starting pitcher, closer, or a relief pitcher. There isn’t the slightest bit of a pattern in his stats from one season to another. His career numbers include a 52-52 record, 25 saves, a 6.82 earned run average (732 earned runs in 965.1 innings pitched), and 329 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 1 home run, 19 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .045 batting average (14 hits in 313 at-bats). In 2008, Jesse played in just three games, and did quite bad. He had a 1-0 record, 0 saves, a ridiculous 27.00 earned run average (9 earned runs in 3.0 innings pitched), and 0 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .000 batting average (0 hits in 1 at-bat).

Relief Pitcher---David Scheetz. $1,000,000. David has made a career of being a relief pitcher, albeit a not-very-good one. In his career, he has gotten a 8-8 record, 9 saves, a 10.23 earned run average (376 earned runs in 330.2 innings pitched), and 54 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 2 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .065 batting average (7 hits in 108 at-bats). 2008 was pretty much like every other season of his—not much to look at. He had a 0-0 record, 1 save, a 16.20 earned run average (15 earned runs in 8.1 innings), and 0 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .000 batting average (0 hits in 0 at-bats).

TEAM STRENGTHS:

• The line-up is loaded throughout with good batters who can put the bat on the ball quite frequently. Only a few batters do not have a "10" for AVG.
• Nearly every person on the team has some power. Jason Rhiner, with a "63" for HR is the only super-slugger, but eight of the remaining ten batters have at least an "11" for HR, which means that nearly everybody has the ability to hit some home runs.

TEAM WEAKNESSES:

• At this point, just before the start of the season, the team has nobody to start at either Third Base or Shortstop, which obviously need to be filled (and should be).
• Some of the team has good defense, but there is a large percentage of the line-up which doesn’t have "A" defense. This will really hurt them in the long run, as defense makes or breaks many ballgames. Another thing that makes the defense crucial for this team to improve on is because of the condition of the pitching staff.
• The starting rotation has a solid—though seemingly inactive—number one pitcher in Seneca Wallace, but the rest of the rotation is very shaky.
• Along with the starting rotation, the bullpen is very weak, probably more-so that the starting rotation, because there is nobody like Seneca Wallace to provide at least the occasional stability.

The Caracas Cougars are managed by ballstrom10 (Shammond Guzman) and they have spent a total of $94,500,000 on their team in 2009. Here is a look at the starting position players followed by the "bench players":

Starting Catcher---Dan Wade. $1,000,000. Dan Wade is a rookie, and being such has no career, or 2008 stats. His ratings are as follows though: "10" Hits, "8" Doubles, "0" Triples, "0" Home Runs, "1" Walks, "10" Strikeouts, "A" Running Speed, "A" Stealing Ability, "E" Sacrifice Bunt, "E" Bunt for Hit, "B" Fielding Range, and "A" Catcher Arm.

Starting First Baseman---Ken Fingers. $3,000,000. Ken has had an unusual career. Every-other year he is a starter, and puts up average (sometimes below-average) numbers. Then every-other year he plays off of the bench and only get some starts, and in those years his is an amazing player. In his career, he has 30 home runs, 115 runs batted in, 38 stolen bases, and a .267 batting average (189 hits in 708 at-bats). 2008 was one of Ken’s "play-off-the-bench" seasons, so he naturally did quite well. He had 1 home run, 4 runs batted in, 5 stolen bases, and batted an amazing .367 (11 hits in 30 at-bats).

Starting Second Baseman---Shammond Guzman. $15,000,000. Shammond has had a downright scary career. Early on, he was an insane speedster. Following that, he was amazing at getting on base. Recently, Shammond has turned into a big slugger. In his career, Shammond has 197 home runs, 541 runs batted in, 184 stolen bases, and has an amazing career batting average of .325 (726 hits in 2,236 at-bats). 2008, like I mentioned, was a power-oriented year for Shammond, and it showed. At the plate, Shammond had 73 homes runs, drove in 132 runs batted in, had 15 stolen bases, and batted .285 (129 hits in 453 at-bats). On the field, Shammond was statistically perfect, having a 1.000 Fielding Percentage. He was also a part of 75 Double Plays.

At this time, Caracas has no Third Baseman.

Starting Shortstop---Smitty Springfield. $12,000,000. Smitty is almost as big of a slugger as Shammond, but hasn’t really shown it in his stats throughout his career. In his career, Smitty has 133 home runs, 463 runs batted in, 102 stolen bases, and an amazing career .332 batting average (603 hits in 1,817 at-bats). Smitty had another awesome year in 2008, hitting 25 home runs, driving in 75 runs batted in, getting 36 stolen bases, and hitting an amazing .370 (156 hits in 422 at-bats). Roaming Short, he was good as well, with a .994 Fielding Percentage. He was also a part of 55 Double Plays

Starting Left Fielder---Miguel Castillo. $1,000,000. Miguel was an amazing batter early in his career but hasn’t gotten much playing time in the last few seasons. In his career, he has 66 home runs, 323 runs batted in, 2 stolen bases, and an amazing career .364 batting average (388 hits in 1,066 at-bats). In 2008, Miguel got hardly any playing time, and it shows in his stats. He had 0 home runs, 1 run batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .286 batting average (6 hits in 21 at-bats).

Starting Center Fielder---Jermaine Guzman. $12,000,000. Jermaine has steadily gotten stronger and stronger over his short career, and has become a more prominent run producer. In his career, he has gotten 60 home runs, 182 runs batted in, 37 stolen bases, and batted .258 (299 hits in 1,161 at-bats). 2008 was clearly his best year though. He had 40 home runs, 65 runs batted in, 6 stolen bases, but just a .227 batting average (97 hits in 427 at-bats).

Starting Right Fielder---Matt Lem. $1,000,000. Matt, at best, can be considered to have had an average career. He has accumulated 27 home runs, 100 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .283 batting average (182 hits in 643 at-bats). In 2008, Matt had his best year. He hit 7 home runs, 29 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and batted a very good .300 (74 hits in 247 at-bats).

Bench players…

Shortstop---Emanuel Toombs. $5,000,000. Emanuel has been known throughout his career for his speed and batting ability. He gotten 59 home runs, 359 runs batted in, 147 stolen bases, and had a .283 batting average (618 hits in 2,184 at-bats). In 2008, Emanuel had a below-par season both at the plate and at Short. He got 6 home runs, 37 runs batted in, and 23 stolen bases, and batted .241 (92 hits in 381 at-bats). At Shortstop, he had a .923 Fielding Percentage and was involved in just 26 Double Plays.

Left Field---Nim Amatulli. $500,000. Nim hasn’t played in years, but had an amazing rookie season. In Nim’s career, he has gotten 41 home runs, 124 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and has a .301 batting average (124 hits in 412 at-bats). Nim did not play in 2008, and thus has no 2008 stats (duh).

Right Field---Julius Izaguirre. $1,000,000. Julius started his career with a pair of amazing seasons, but virtually fell off the map and didn’t even play in 2008. In his career he has gotten 92 home runs, 334 runs batted in, 1 stolen base, and has a .301 lifetime batting average (445 hits in 1,476 at-bats). Like Nim, Julius didn’t play in 2008, so he doesn’t have any 2008 stats.

-Some of Julius’ career achievements: one-time Player of the Week.

And now we will look at the Caracas Cougars pitching staff:

Starting Pitcher Number 1---Kyle Smith. $12,000,000. Kyle has been a good starting pitcher throughout his career, with 2008 being his worst season. In his career, he has compiled a 30-14 record, with 0 saves, a 2.89 earned run average (157 earned runs in 488.2 innings pitched), and 466 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 1 home run, 16 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .097 batting average (17 hits in 175 at-bats). In 2008, probably Kyle’s worst season, he had a 5-9 record, with 0 saves, a 3.90 earned run average (70 earned runs in 161.1 innings pitched), and 172 strikeouts. His 2008 batting like looks like this: 0 home runs, 1 run batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .020 batting average (1 hit in 49 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number 2---Chin Hui Tsao. $8,000,000. Tsao has been very inconsistent since joining the league just a few years ago. In his career, he has a 12-19 record, with 0 saves, a 4.12 earned run average (130 earned runs in 283.2 innings pitched), and 84 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 3 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, .062 batting average (5 hits in 82 at-bats). 2008 wasn’t that great, but it was still the better of his two years. He had a 9-9 record, 0 saves, a 4.12 earned run average (50 earned runs in 160.2 innings pitched), and 57 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 2 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .061 batting average (3 hits in 49 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number 3---Manny Martinez. $5,000,000. Manny has been downright amazing in his two seasons thus far, with a 26-4 record, 0 saves, a 2.75 earned run average (102 earned runs in 334.1 innings pitched), and 146 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 3 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .085 batting average (10 hits in 118 at-bats). 2008 was just barely his worst year, but was still very good. He had a 13-2 record, 0 saves, a 3.11 earned run average (59 earned runs in 170.2 innings pitched), and 72 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 2 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .068 batting average (4 hits in 59 at-bats).

-Career Leader Board appearances: #15 All-Time Shut Outs (5).

Starting Pitcher Number 4---Josh Poole. $5,000,000. Josh was a rookie in 2008, so obviously it was his best year. He had a 6-2 record with 6 saves, along with a 3.38 earned run average (38 earned runs in 74.2 innings pitched), and 17 strikeouts. His career, and 2008, batting line looks like this: 1 home run, 1 run batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .118 batting average (2 hits in 17 at-bats).

Closer---T.J. Farrell. $8,000,000. T.J. had a horrible rookie season, but improved in 2008. In his career, T.J. has a 4-8 record with 10 saves. He also has a 10.35 earned run average (74 earned runs in 64.1 innings pitched) and 25 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .167 batting average (1 hit in 6 at-bats). In 2008, T.J. went 4-5 with 8 saves, had a 6.92 earned run average (40 earned runs in 52.0 innings pitched), and struck out 22. His 2008 batting line looked like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .000 batting average (0 hits in 3 at-bats).

-Career Leader Board appearances: #19 All-Time Saves (10)

Relief Pitcher---Mike Jameson Jr. $5,000,000. Mike had a poor rookie season, but vastly improved in 2008. His career numbers include a 4-5 record, 1 save, a 4.73 earned run average (51 earned runs in 97.0 innings pitched), and 30 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .000 batting average (0 hits in 5 at-bats). In 2008, Mike had a 4-4 record with 1 save, a 2.69 earned run average (21 earned runs in 70.1 innings pitched), and 25 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .000 batting average (0 hits in 2 at-bats).

TEAM STRENGTHS:

• The line-up is loaded throughout with good batters who can put the bat on the ball quite frequently. Only a few batters do not have a "10" for AVG.
• Caracas has a ton of power. Smitty Springfield has a "52" Home Run rating, Jermaine Guzman has a "47" Home Run rating, and Shammond Guzman has a "64" Home Run rating. Another four of the nine remaining batters have Home Run ratings of "10" or higher also, so they can hit homers every once and a while too.
• Almost everybody on the team has a good defensive rating, which is key because defense can make or break a ballgame as I have said.
• The starting rotation is amazing. All four are good pitchers, especially Smith and Tsao.
• The bullpen is also awesome. Not quite as good at the starting rotation, but still pretty good.

TEAM WEAKNESSES:

• At this point, just before the start of the season, the team has nobody to start at Third Base, which obviously needs to be filled (and should be).

The Seoul Storm are managed by Qdiddynew (Quint Newcomer) and they have spent a total of $82,000,000 on their team in 2009. Here is a look at the starting position players followed by the "bench players":

Starting Catcher---Jesse Newcomer. $1,000,000. Jesse was a rookie in 2008, and put slightly below-par numbers as such. He had 10 home runs, 35 runs batted in, 15 stolen bases, and a .231 batting average (98 hits in 424 at-bats).

Starting First Baseman---Boblios Ordonez. $1,000,000. Boblois Ordonez is a rookie, and being such has no career, or 2008 stats. His ratings are as follows though: "10" Hits, "0" Doubles, "0" Triples, "7" Home Runs, "8" Walks, "8" Strikeouts, "E" Running Speed, "E" Stealing Ability, "E" Sacrifice Bunt, "E" Bunt for Hit, "B" Fielding Range, and "D" Catcher Arm.

Starting Second Baseman---Shawn Baig. $12,000,000. Shawn has been an AMAZING batter his entire career. In his career, he has 37 home runs, 159 runs batted in, 78 stolen bases, and an amazing career .394 batting average (456 hits in 1,158 at-bats).In 2008 Shawn had his worst year, even though it was still amazing. He hit 13 home runs, 59 runs batted in, 22 stolen bases, and batted .362 (166 hits in 459 at-bats).

Starting Third Baseman---Willy McGee. $5,000,000. Willy has had a great career, but is often overlooked. He has hit 116 home runs, 434 runs batted in, 77 stolen bases, and has a career .315 batting average (634 hits in 2,011 at-bats). In 2008, Willy did not get much playing time, and it showed in his numbers. He hit 0 home runs and had 6 runs batted in, with 2 stolen bases and a .228 batting average (13 hits in 57 at-bats).

Starting Shortstop---Quint Newcomer. $12,000,000. Quint, like many of his teammates, has had an amazing career batting-wise. He has 101 home runs, 422 runs batted in, 223 stolen bases, and a career .305 batting average (606 hits in 1,984 at-bats). In 2008, Quint’s numbers at the plate were decent, but the thing that stands out with him are his numbers on the field. In 2008, Quint got 16 home runs, drove in 51 runs batted in, and had 24 stolen bases, all while batting just .232 (101 hits in 436 at-bats). On the field though, Quint had a 1.000 Fielding Percentage and was involved in 59 Double Plays.

At this time, Caracas has no Left Fielder.

Starting Center Fielder---James Conway. $8,000,000. James has been very inconsistent in his career. He has 103 home runs, 486 runs batted in, 10 stolen bases, and a career .296 batting average (721 hits in 2,439 at-bats). In 2008, James had a mediocre year offensively, but was statistically perfect on defense. He hit 11 home runs, drove in 46 runs batted in, had 4 stolen bases, and batted .241 (108 hits in 448 at-bats). On the field, James had a 1.000 Fielding Percentage, and also had 9 Outfield Assists.

Starting Right Fielder---Dillon Shooper. $500,000. Dillon Shooper is a rookie, and being such has no career, or 2008 stats. His ratings are as follows though: "10" Hits, "0" Doubles, "0" Triples, "7" Home Runs, "0" Walks, "8" Strikeouts, "E" Running Speed, "E" Stealing Ability, "E" Sacrifice Bunt, "E" Bunt for Hit, and an "A" Fielding Range.

Bench players…

Third Base---Jason Wall. $500,000. Jason Wall is a rookie, and being such has no career, or 2008 stats. His ratings are as follows though: "10" Hits, "0" Doubles, "0" Triples, "0" Home Runs, "0" Walks, "10" Strikeouts, "E" Running Speed, "E" Stealing Ability, "E" Sacrifice Bunt, "E" Bunt for Hit, and an "A" Fielding Range.

And now we will look at the Seoul Storm pitching staff:

Starting Pitcher Number 1---Justin Lewis. $12,000,000. Justin has had a good career, but struggled a little bit in 2008. He has a 46-21 record with 1 save, a 3.06 earned run average (209 earned runs in 614.2 innings pitched), and 772 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 10 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .051 batting average (12 hits in 235 at-bats). In 2008, Justin’s worst year, he had a 4-11 record, 0 saves, a 5.37 earned run average (82 earned runs in 137.1 innings pitched), and 159 strikeouts. His 2008 batting like looked like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .025 batting average (1 hit in 40 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number 2---Travis Torlone. $12,000,000. Travis’s career could be considered par, at best. He has a 20-22 record, 3 saves, a 4.54 earned run average (224 earned runs in 444.1 innings pitched), and 138 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 1 home run, 8 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .081 batting average (12 hits in 149 at-bats). In 2008, Travis had a 9-7 record, 0 saves, a 3.93 earned run average (68 earned runs in 155.2 innings pitched), and 83 strikeouts. His 2008 batting like looked like this: 0 home runs, 1 run batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .042 batting average (2 hits in 48 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number 3---Ernest P. Worrell. $5,000,000. Ernest’s career started very shaky, but it has recently become a very good pitcher. In his career, he has compiled a 26-34 record, with 1 save, a 5.33 earned run average (258 earned runs in 436.0 innings pitched), and 171 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 5 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .085 batting average (12 hits in 142 at-bats). In 2008, Ernest had a very good year. He had a 12-7 record, 0 saves, a 1.92 earned run average (37 earned runs in 173.0 innings pitched), and 43 strikeouts. His 2008 batting like looked like this: 0 home runs, 1 run batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .052 batting average (3 hits in 58 at-bats).

-Career Leader Board appearances: #22 All-Time Shut Outs (2).

Starting Pitcher Number 4---Pedro Ortiz. $3,000,000. Pedro has had a tough pitching career thus far. He has a 12-26 record, 0 saves, and a 5.18 earned run average (192 earned runs in 333.2 at-bats), and 66 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 2 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .089 batting average (10 hits in 112 at-bats). In 2008, Pedro had a 3-12 record, 0 saves, a 5.18 earned run average (81 earned runs in 155.2 at-bats), and 25 strikeouts. His 2008 batting like looked like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .043 batting average (2 hits in 47 at-bats).

Possible Starting Pitcher Number 5---Damon Morey. $3,000,000. Damon’s career has been nothing short of horrible. He has an 11-19 record, 1 save, a 10.33 earned run average (311 earned runs in 271.0 innings pitched), and 211 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 9 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .170 batting average (15 hits in 88 at-bats). Damon didn’t pitch in 2008, and thus has no 2008 stats.

Closer---Red Switch. $1,000,000. Red got hammered early in his career as a relief pitcher, and has just recently moved to close, improving (though he could still improve more). In his career, he has a 19-40 record, 19 saves, a 7.22 earned run average (399 earned runs in 497.1 innings pitched), and 86 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 2 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .061 batting average (9 hits in 148 at-bats). In 2008, as a premier closer, he had a 1-6 record, 13 saves, a 7.92 earned run average (39 earned runs in 44.1 innings pitched), and 9 strikeouts. . His 2008 batting like looked like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .250 batting average (2 hits in 8 at-bats).

-Career Leader Board appearances: #12 All-Time Save (19)

Relief Pitcher---James Sage. $1,000,000. James was a rookie last year and got wasted as a reliever. He had a 2-5 record with 2 saves, a 14.58 earned run average (74 earned runs in 45.2 innings pitched), and 9 strikeouts. His career and 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .500 batting average (1 hit in 2 at-bats).

TEAM STRENGTHS:

• Every single person in the lineup can put the bat on the ball frequently, as every single person has a "10" AVG rating.
• The brothers Baig provide a TON of power, and their supporting cast includes several other good power hitters.
• Almost everybody on the team has a good defensive rating, which is key because defense can make or break a ballgame as I have said.
• The starting rotation is fairly strong, especially ace Lewis.

TEAM WEAKNESSES:

• At this point, just before the start of the season, the team has nobody to start at Left Field, which obviously needs to be filled (and should be).
• The bullpen is a bit shaky, and the members of it have had a tough time in their careers.

The South Africa Lions are managed by ScabBroNumber1 (Max Powers) and they have spent a total of $92,500,000 on their team in 2009. Here is a look at the starting position players followed by the "bench players":

Starting Catcher---Victor Vargas. $12,000,000. Victor has been consistently a good batter. He has 66 home runs, 316 runs batted in, 46 stolen bases, and a .304 batting average (495 hits in 1,627 at-bats). In 2008, Victor hit 8 home runs, drove in 62 runs batted in, and got 11 stolen bases, all while batting .270 (113 hits in 418 at-bats). On the field, Victor had an amazing .995 Fielding Percentage, and threw out an outstanding 29% of runners who tried to steal on him.

Starting First Baseman---Nikolao Kenikanako. $500,000. Nikolao Kenikanako is a rookie, and being such has no career, or 2008 stats. His ratings are as follows though: "7" Hits, "2" Doubles, "0" Triples, "3" Home Runs, "1" Walks, "7" Strikeouts, "D" Running Speed, "E" Stealing Ability, "E" Sacrifice Bunt, "E" Bunt for Hit, and an "A" Fielding Range.

Starting Second Baseman---David May. $12,000,000. David’s career started out very amazingly, but he has recently gone slightly downhill. He has 81 home runs, 422 runs batted in, 104 stolen bases, and a .316 batting average (611 hits in 1,933 at-bats). In 2008, though, he did not do very well at all. He hit 6 home runs, drove in 44 runs batted in, stole 17 stolen bases, and batted an embarrassing .214 (95 hits in 444 at-bats). On the field, David had a .980 Fielding Percentage, and was a part of 53 Double Plays.

Starting Third Baseman---Samuel Polly. $8,000,000. Samuel has had a rather mediocre career. He has 48 home runs, 256 runs batted in, 57 stolen bases, and a .279 career batting average (410 hits in 1,468 at-bats). In 2008, Samuel’s worst season, he hit 5 home runs, drove in 32 runs batted in, had 15 stolen bases, and a .230 batting average (95 hits in 413 at-bats).

Starting Shortstop---Jerry Owens. $5,000,000. Jerry, like so many other players we have seen already, started out very good in his first few seasons but has been faltering in recent seasons. He has 99 home runs, 411 runs batted in, 154 stolen bases, and a .258 batting average (500 hits in 1,937 at-bats). Jerry saw limited playing time in 2008, and it affected his numbers. He had 4 home runs, 22 runs batted in, 9 stolen bases, and batted a horrific .162 (29 hits in 179 at-bats). On the field, Jerry had a .985 Fielding Percentage and was involved in 28 Double Plays.

Starting Left Fielder---Tim Johnson. $3,000,000. Apparently a team tradition, Tim ALSO started out as a very good player but has been steadily going downhill since then. He has 109 home runs, 366 runs batted in, 157 stolen bases, and a .302 batting average (653 hits in 2,164 at-bats). Tim didn’t see too much playing time in 2008, and it greatly affected his numbers. He got 1 home run, 12 runs batted in, 15 stolen bases, and batted just .230 (35 hits in 152 at-bats). On the field, he had a .980 Fielding Percentage and had 5 Outfield Assists.

Starting Center Fielder---Mike Bazinet. $1,000,000. Mike Bazinet is a rookie, and being such has no career, or 2008 stats. His ratings are as follows though: "10" Hits, "0" Doubles, "0" Triples, "6" Home Runs, "0" Walks, "10" Strikeouts, "D" Running Speed, "E" Stealing Ability, "E" Sacrifice Bunt, "E" Bunt for Hit, and an "A" Fielding Range.

At this time, South Africa has no Right Fielder.

Bench players…

Second Baseman---Kevin McGlynn. $1,000,000. Kevin was a rookie in 2008, and did not see much playing time. His 2008 (and career) numbers are as follows: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 2 stolen bases, and a .000 batting average (0 hits in 7 at-bats).

Third Baseman---Ronnie Payne. $500,000. Ronnie Payne is a rookie, and being such has no career, or 2008 stats. His ratings are as follows though: "10" Hits, "0" Doubles, "0" Triples, "5" Home Runs, "0" Walks, "10" Strikeouts, "C" Running Speed, "E" Stealing Ability, "E" Sacrifice Bunt, "E" Bunt for Hit, and an "B" Fielding Range.

And now we will look at the South African Lions pitching staff:

Starting Pitcher Number 1---Max Powers. $15,000,000. Max is arguably the best pitcher in the entire World Baseball League. In his amazing career, he has compiled a 90-8 record, 0 saves, a 2.31 earned run average (239 earned runs in 933.0 innings pitched), and 1,384 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 39 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .105 batting average (41 hits in 389 at-bats). In 2008, possibly his best season, he had a 19-2 record, with 0 saves, a 2.53 earned run average (50 earned runs in 178.0 innings pitched), and 296 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 15 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .274 batting average (17 hits in 62 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number 2---Daryll Fink. $15,000,000. Daryll started out at an outfielder, but after a few successful seasons he made the switch to pitcher, and has actually been fairly decent there in his career. He has a career 28-33 record, with 0 saves, a 3.70 earned run average (245 earned runs in 595.2 innings pitched), and 767 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 57 home runs, 243 runs batted in, 63 stolen bases, and a .295 batting average (298 hits in 1,152 at-bats). In 2008, Daryll’s worst season, he had a 6-11 record with 0 saves, a 4.53 earned run average (77 earned runs in 153.0 innings pitched), and 169 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .020 batting average (1 hit in 51 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number 3---Max Baez. $8,000,000. Max has not stood out nearly as much as the other "Max" on the pitching staff, but he, too, has been a good pitcher all his career. He has a 44-51 record, 0 saves, a 2.80 earned run average (296 earned runs in 951.0 innings pitched), and 764 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 7 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .044 batting average (14 hits in 321 at-bats). In 2008, Max had a 7-6 record, with 0 saves, a 2.58 earned run average (47 earned runs in 163.2 innings pitched), and 111 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 1 run batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .037 batting average (2 hits in 54 at-bats).

Starting Pitcher Number 4---David May Jr. $5,000,000. David May Jr. has been downright amazing in his young career. He has a 33-6 record, 4 saves, a 2.86 earned run average (132 earned runs in 415.1 innings pitched), and 97 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 2 home runs, 7 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .044 batting average (7 hits in 158 at-bats). In 2008, David had a 14-4 record, 0 saves, a 2.38 earned run average (46 earned runs in 174.0 innings pitched), and 41 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .032 batting average (2 hits in 63 at-bats).

Possible Starting Pitcher Number 5---Michael Ramirez. $3,000,000. Michael had an awesome rookie season, but has been thoroughly embarrassed since then. He has a 28-43 record, 1 save, a 6.91 earned run average (445 earned runs in 580.0 innings pitched), and 312 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 1 home run, 9 runs batted in, 1 stolen base, and a .057 batting average (12 hits in 210 at-bats). In 2008, Michael had a 1-7 record, 0 saves, a 13.42 earned run average (89 earned runs in 59.2 innings pitched), and 18 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .000 batting average (0 hits in 19 at-bats).

Closer---Robert Kurz. $3,000,000. Robert has had a fairly successful career thus far as a closer. He has a 9-9 record with 24 saves, a 4.76 earned run average (52 earned runs in 98.1 innings pitched), and 21 strikeouts. His career batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .067 batting average (1 hit in 15 at-bats). In 2008, Robert had a 3-4 record, 6 saves, a 4.72 earned run average (18 earned runs in 34.1 innings pitched), and 10 strikeouts. His 2008 batting line looks like this: 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases, and a .000 batting average (0 hits in 1 at-bat).

-Career Leader Board appearances: #9 All-Time Saves (24).

Relief Pitcher---Darnell Cotton. $500,000. Darnell Cotton is a rookie, and being such has no career, or 2008 stats. His ratings are as follows though: "6" Hits, "2" Doubles, "3" Home Runs, "1" Walks, "5" Strikeouts, "4" Velocity, "C" Duration as Starter, "1" Groundball Percentage, "D" Holding Runners, "0" Hits, "2" Doubles, "1" Triples, "1" Home Runs, "2" Walks, "0" Strikeouts, "B" Running Speed, "E" Stealing Ability, "C" Sacrifice Bunt, and a "C" Bunt for Hit.

TEAM STRENGTHS:

• Every single person (but one) in the lineup can put the bat on the ball frequently, as every single person (but one) has a "10" AVG rating.
• Smith and Vargas have pretty good power, and nearly everybody else can put up a few homers a year too.
• Every single person on the team has an "A" or "B" defensive rating, most of them being "A"s.
• The starting rotation is extremely strong all the way through.

TEAM WEAKNESSES:

• At this point, just before the start of the season, the team has nobody to start at Right Field, which obviously needs to be filled (and should be).
• The team has a lot of rookies starting, which is a bit dangerous.

Now that I have analyzed each of the expansion teams, I would like to rate them in order, say why, and say how I expect them to do this season.

1. Caracas Cougars- Caracas has it all. They are clearly the best expansion team, and are actually one of the best teams in the league, expansion or not. I expect them to finish very high this season, and they have the best shot of all expansion teams to make the playoffs.
2. South Africa Lions- South Africa has a strong pitching staff and strong defense, both of which are very key. I expect those factors to win them a lot of games and they should be near the top in the Eastern Hemisphere, but probably won’t make the playoffs.
3. Seoul Storm- Seoul has a better line-up than South Africa does, but they don’t have the same rotation that South Africa will have in 2009. I expect them to put on a good fight, but to finish in the "middle of the road."
4. Antarctica Chill- To be honest, Antarctica doesn’t have much to give. Expect them to be easily the worst expansion team, and probably the worst in the league. If they finish any higher then last, I will be surprised (although owner laverdude has promised changes next off-season).

I decided to interview all managers about their expansion teams, and here’s what they said:

Corey Whitney: Hello Jason.

Jason Rhiner: Hello, Corey.

CW: Jason, as we enter this 2009 season, your team’s first season, who would you say are you key players?

JR: Well, of course, everybody would know that I am going to say Jason Rhiner, who is probably about all of our team’s run support right now, and out number one starting pitcher—Seneca Wallace. Seneca might be inactive, but he is still a decent pitcher to any standard. Rhiner is not doing so hot right now, but if you saw his stats, you would know that he is an awesome player. As for the rest of my players, they’re all just inactives. That takes me back to that big trade with Frankfurt. Man, Wesson is doing really good right now, and if I hadn’t traded him away, he, too, would be a key player. But what can you do?

CW: Yes, had that traded never gone through, maybe things would be different right now. You have what you have though, for a team, so how do you think you will do in 2009?

JR: Ugh. This year, to be honest, we will do horrible. If Rhiner and Seneca don’t pick up place, we will have a winning percentage WAY below .500 if I can’t figure something out by halfway through the season. Nobody on the team right now is active, except for maybe one or two players, so they really won’t help the team except as just being filler. However, I am gearing up for the 2010 season, where I have a lot of surprises in store for the World Baseball League and the Antarctica Chill.

CW: Ok. I can’t wait to see what those are. Is there anything else you’d like to say, or that you think everybody in the league should know about Antarctica?

JR: Actually, yes. First of all, for all you whiners out there, the temperature does not affect the game play! Second, our average attendance is a little over 40,000 people, so there are people, NOT PENGUINS, coming to the games! For all of you who thought that Antarctica was a joke, it’s not, so we’d appreciate some help.

CW: Alright, thank you. Good luck this season.

JR: Thank you.

Corey Whitney: Hello Shammond.

Shammond Guzman: Hey Corey.

CW: Shammond, as we enter this 2009 season, your team’s first season, who would you say are you key players?

SG: This season, the Cougars have many key players to help us get off to a fantastic start. The players that stick out in my mind are Manny Martinez, Jermaine Guzman, Smitty Springfield, and Michael Jameson, Jr. Martinez and Jameson have been awesome on the hill, both having incredible earned run averages with Manny’s being 1.00. Guzman and Springfield are playing really well, and Guzman even just got the Player of the Week Award.

CW: With all these stars, how do you think the 2009 season will turn out for Caracas?

SG: Every owner would love to say that they would make the playoffs, but I really believe that we can fight for a spot. We’re currently in first place in the Western Hemisphere, and I think we will remain in the top tier of the division all season long.

CW: Sounds good. Is there anything else you like to say or that you think everybody in the league should know about Caracas?

SG: I’d just like to say, watch out for Caracas this season, and in every season to come. It is going to be an exciting ride for Cougars fans.

CW: Alright. Thank you very much.

SG: You’re welcome.

Corey Whitney: Hello Quint.

Quint Newcomer: Hello.

CW: Quint, as we enter this 2009 season, your team’s first season, who would you say are you key players?

QN: Definitely, without a doubt, Sam Baig is our team’s key player. He holds this lineup together. Other than him, I’d say that we have other key players, just not as key. Those players would definitely be all of the following: Justin Lewis, Travis Torlone, Jamie Cliff, Ernest P. Worrell, Quint Newcomer, Jerome Spann, and James Conway. All of these guys have contributed tons to the team’s success, especially in our first couple of games.

CW: That’s quite a list. How do you think those guys, and the rest of the team, will do in 2009?

QN: Wow. I personally see us finishing second or third in the Eastern Hemisphere. I have a hard time seeing anybody finish above Great Britain, although I’ve heard rumors that Great Britain might miss the playoffs, although I highly doubt it. It’s going to be a really right race between Frankfurt and Seoul for second and third, I’d say. My final answer is this: I see us in the postseason versus Great Britain. Definitely.

CW: That’s a pretty bold statement to make. Is there anything else you’d like to say or that you think the league should know about Seoul?

QN: Yes. A lot of people aren’t giving us much credit, because we lack players worth 15 million dollars, but I guarantee that our depth and youth will carry this team to the playoffs and hopefully it will be deep into the playoffs.

CW: Alright. Thank you.

QB: Thank you. Any time.

Corey Whitney: Hello Max.

Max Powers: Hello.

CW: Max, as we enter this 2009 season, your team’s first season, who would you say are you key players?

MP: Well, as everybody knows, baseball is really a team sport. No matter how many great individuals you have, you cannot win until they play as a single unit. To answer your question more frankly, all the players that give their all for the team are the Lions’ key players.

CW: I like that answer. It looks like teamwork is the biggest thing if you want to be in the Lions’ "pride." How would you say that your team will do in 2009?

MP: Oh geez. Um… we can only promise to do out best. Of course, expansion teams are always at a disadvantage to the rest of the league, but we know there is nothing that we can do about that except to play our best. My guys go out there every day and give it their all and that is all I can ask of them. Record doesn’t matter in that case.

CW: Such a diplomatic answer. Is there anything else you’d like to say or that you think everybody in the league should know about South Africa?

MP: Well, we aren’t about to make any promises or to call anybody out, but what we have here is a very special group of players. There is team chemistry and an all-out love for the game. That, topped off with pure talent, and a great pitching staff, South Africa is really in the makings of a great team.

CW: Alright. Good luck this season.

MP: Thanks.

Since this was written at the beginning of the week (except for these last parts), before any simming happened in the season, I decided to go back and add a little updates part, just to throw in there anything that might have changed, such as rosters, how teams have done thus far, or whatever.

The most up-to-date lineup and pitching staff:

Lineup:

1. Larry Jones (Catcher)
2. Greg Kowalczyk (Second Base)
3. Jason Rhiner (First Base)
4. Jay Soester (Left Field)
5. Jon Vish (Center Field)
6. Dante Trinh (Right Field)
7. Brock Weathers (Third Base)
8. Orlando Hunter (Shortstop)
9. Pitcher

Pitching Rotation:

1. Seneca Wallace
2. Michael Ramirez
3. Anthony Withers
4. Maki Chang

Middle Relievers:

David Scheetz

Closer:

Jesse Bunker

How they have done, thus far, 15 games into the season:

Antarctica is currently in last place in the Western Hemisphere, and look like this in the standings:

The team’s stats (ranking in league in parenthesis) are as follows:

Batting Average: .181 (12^th)

Home Runs: 13 (T-9^th)

Walks: 8 (12^th)

Stolen Bases: 5 (10^th)

Runs Scored: 33 (11^th)

Pitching Earned Run Average: 11.41 (12^th)

Opponent’s Batting Average: .386 (12^th)

Home Runs Allowed: 50 (12^th)

Walks Allowed: 79 (11^th)

Runs Allowed: 233 (12^th)

Caracas Cougars Updates

The most up-to-date lineup and pitching staff:

Lineup:

1. Emmanuel Toombs (Third Base)
2. Dan Wade (Catcher)
3. Shammond Guzman (Second Base)
4. Jermaine Guzman (Center Field)
5. Ken Fingers (First Base)
6. Smitty Springfield (Shortstop)
7. Miguel Castillo (Left Field)
8. Julius Izaguirre (Right Field)
9. Pitcher

Pitching Rotation:

1. Kyle Smith
2. Josh Poole
3. Manny Martinez
4. Chin-Hui Tsao

Relief Pitchers:

Jake Thomas

Michael Jameson, Jr.

Closer:

T.J. Farrell

How they have done, thus far, 15 games into the season:

Caracas is currently in first place in the Western Hemisphere, and look like this in the standings:

The team’s stats (ranking in league in parenthesis) are as follows:

Batting Average: .305 (1^st)

Home Runs: 45 (1^st)

Walks: 35 (T-3^rd)

Stolen Bases: 13 (6^th)

Runs Scored: 118 (1^st)

Pitching Earned Run Average: 2.64 (5^th)

Opponent’s Batting Average: .226 (5^th)

Home Runs Allowed: 15 (3^rd)

Walks Allowed: 6 (1^st)

Runs Allowed: 42 (3^rd)

The most up-to-date lineup and pitching staff:

Lineup:

1. Quint Newcomer (Shortstop)
2. Jerome Spann (Second Base)
3. Shawn Baig (First Base)
4. Sam Baig (Right Field)
5. James Conway (Center Field)
6. Jesse Newcomer (Catcher)
7. Kaitin Redcloud (Third Base)
8. Kurtis Rands (Left Field)
9. Pitcher

Pitching Rotation:

1. Justin Lewis
2. Travis Torlone
3. Ernest P. Worrell
4. Jamie Cliff

Relief Pitchers:

Red Switch

Closer: Jimmy Whispers

How they have done, thus far, 15 games into the season:

Seoul is currently in first place in the Eastern Hemisphere, and look like this in the standings:

The team’s stats (ranking in league in parenthesis) are as follows:

Batting Average: .268 (3^rd)

Home Runs: 30 (T-4^th)

Walks: 32 (5^th)

Stolen Bases: 16 (3^rd)

Runs Scored: 95 (4^th)

Pitching Earned Run Average: 2.58 (4^th)

Opponent’s Batting Average: .244 (7^th)

Home Runs Allowed: 12 (2^nd)

Walks Allowed: 14 (6^th)

Runs Allowed: 43 (T-4^th)

The most up-to-date lineup and pitching staff:

Lineup:

1. D. May (Second Base)
2. M. Patterson (First Base)
3. D. Smith (Shortstop)
4. V. Vargas (Catcher)
5. S. Polly (Third Base)
6. T. Johnson (Left Field)
7. K. McGlynn (Right Field)
8. M. Bazinet (Center Field)
9. Pitcher

Pitching Rotation:

1. M. Powers
2. D. Fink
3. D. May Jr.
4. R. Kurz

Relief Pitchers:

R. Williams

Closer:

C. Wheeler

How they have done, thus far, 15 games into the season:

South Africa is currently in fifth place in the Eastern Hemisphere, and look like this in the standings:

The team’s stats (ranking in league in parenthesis) are as follows:

Batting Average: .224 (9^th)

Home Runs: 13 (9^th)

Walks: 43 (1^st)

Stolen Bases: 10 (9^th)

Runs Scored: 66 (7^th)

Pitching Earned Run Average: 4.64 (9^th)

Opponent’s Batting Average: .247 (8^th)

Home Runs Allowed: 33 (9^th)

Walks Allowed: 13 (T-4^th)

Runs Allowed: 75 (9^th)

Thank you all and I hope you can enjoy this outlook. Good luck to all teams in 2009, especially St. Louis!