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ATLANTA
HILLTOPPERS
1958
Champions
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
(1965)
51,500
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GLEN REED ·
Owner
since February 1, 1965
Owner, Brooklyn Superbas (1952-1964)
Age
37 · San Jose, California
scooterfan@sbcglobal.net
Sign:
montreal expos logo
Turn-ons: five-star prospects, lefty power pokers,
swift-hitting glove men, and '88 andy van slyke
Turn-offs: smokers, '81 dodgers, slow-footed
k-dogs, and the old testament (book of genesis
excepted)
Favorite movie: clerks
Favorite book: master and margarita (burgin &
o'connor translation)
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Alouettes (AAA)
PREVIOUS
OWNERS
Mark
Allen (1951-59)
9 seasons:
651-735 .470
Ben DeGrass (1960-61)
2 seasons:
176-132 .571
Mark Allen (1962-64)
3 seasons: 157-246 .390
Billy Goodman (1964)
1 season:
27-56 .325
Louisville Colonels
(1951-1964)
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BOSTON
FEDERALS
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Fenway Park
(1912)
35,200
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SHAWN
MARTIN ·
Owner
since June 16, 1957
Age 29 · Manchester, New Hampshire
atari1977@comcast.net
I'm an accountant for the State of New
Hampshire, though I do work part-time scoring NH
FisherCats games for a third-party
stats-house during the summer. I have been a
lifelong baseball (i.e. Red Sox) fan who has
always been interested the business and
statistical analysis sides of baseball, and a
proud SABR member. My first MLB game attended
was Clemens' 20th win on the last day of the
season in 1987 against the mighty Milly-wok-ay
Brew Crew. I grew up playing Strat, and then
the many ball games on NES, PC, et al, including
the OOTP series. My favorite players would have
to be those from the 80's that I grew up with,
Wade Boggs and Dwight Evans coming up at the top
of the list. Luckily, my wife is also a Red Sox
fan, which makes supper discussions a bit more
civil (can you imagine if she liked the Yanks?).
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Keystones (AAA)
PREVIOUS
OWNERS
Gregory Bish (1951-53)
3 seasons:
188-181 .509
Jeremy Weimer (1953)
1
season:
44-49 .473
Don Carrington (1954-55)
2
seasons:
158-150 .513
Jackie Robinson (1956-57)
2
seasons: 104-110
.486
New
York Gothams
(1951-1960)
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BROOKLYN
SUPERBAS
1955
Champions
1957
Champions
1960
Champions
1961
Champions
1962
Champions
1963 Champions
1964 Champions
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Frank
Thomas Memorial Stadium
(1955) 40,120
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RICK MAGAR ·
Owner
since March 26, 1965
Age 39 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
rick.magar@gmail.com
I'm a 39 year old CFO from Colorado Springs and
own pieces of several local businesses. I was
born in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been
in Colorado for 12 years now. I am a life-long
Giants fan and always loved the Clark boys, Jack
and Will. I was planning on naming my firstborn
Will, but I don't think she would have
appreciated that. I have been a history buff
since I learned to read and as a child I read
everything I could get my hands on regarding
baseball's storied past and memorized just about
every stat my head could hold. My favorite
movies: "Field of Dreams" and "It Happens Every
Spring" - what a great way to usher out the
winter and Play Ball!
I have owned most every version of OOTP, including the original. If
fact, believe it or not, I once recommended to
Markus Heinsohn on the bulletin board discussing
his original release of OOTP that he incorporate
some type of historical play in his game similar
to APBA's game that could import complete
seasons from their Bill James Encyclopedia, but
with a twist: make it a career league where the
rookies can be imported every season. I guess I
should have created that game myself...ahh,
missed opportunities.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Buffalo
Bisons
(AAA)
PREVIOUS OWNERS
Frank Thomas (1951-52)
2 seasons: 105-123
(.461)
Glen Reed (1952-64)
13 seasons:
753-483 (.609) |
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CHICAGO
COLTS
1965 Champions |
Comiskey Park
(1910)
52,000
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LANCE
MUELLER ·
FOUNDER
OWNER
Age 36
·
Los Angeles, California
lmule22@yahoo.com
I was born in Orange, CA, grew up in the SF/Bay
Area,
went to college in Chico, and now work in Los
Angeles
as a television writer /producer/editor.
No kids or
house on the hill, but I do have one terrific wife
and two, umm, nice cats. I met
Tim through fellow owner Charlie Qualls and have
been
involved in 4 different virtual leagues of Tim's.
The
2002 World Series was a baseball high point for me
because I grew up an Angels (as in California, not
Los
Angeles of yadah yadah) fan and became a
Giants fan
during my years in the Bay Area. My all time
favorite
players are Rod Carew and George Brett.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Kansas City Monarchs (AAA)
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CLEVELAND
BARONS
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Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
(1931) 78,0002 Capacity: 35,200
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CHARLIE
QUALLS ·
FOUNDER
OWNER
Age 37 · Burbank, California
jesussings@yahoo.com
Born
and raised in California, mostly in NorCal/Bay
Area. Now I'm in Burbank: one wife, two
dogs, no kids. Working in Reality TV.
I met Tim while we were both working at Domino's
in Stockton, CA in '88. He got me into Micro
League and I have had a team or two in almost
every incarnation since. I'm a lifelong
Giants fan, but my favorite player of all time is
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Maulers (AAA)
Boston Beacons
(1951-1958)
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DALLAS
TEXANS
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Turnpike Stadium
(1955)
35,185
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ERIC CLEMONS
·
Owner since October 1, 1965
Age
34 · Charlotte, North Carolina
ec2285@msn.com
I am a physician in Charlotte, NC, married for
seven years, with a 3-year-old daughter. I grew
up in Arkansas and am a big Razorback fan. I am
a relative newcomer to baseball, not becoming a
fan until medical school when my eventual wife
and I would go see the local (at the time) AA
club, the Memphis Chicks. Since then I have
been pretty much hooked and eventually became a
Detroit Tiger fan while I was living in Ann
Arbor, MI. Now we pretty much try to support
our local team which is the AAA affiliate of the
White Sox.
I have been playing since OOTP 4 but took some time off
from online leagues until the last few months
when I decided I needed a hobby and got back
into it. Otherwise I enjoy most sports and am a
bit of a history buff.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Generals (AAA)
Expansion team
(1962)
PREVIOUS OWNER
Ben DeGrass (1962-65)
4 seasons:
334-314 (.515)
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DETROIT
GRIFFINS
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Kiner Field
(1965)
40,000
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SEAN
HOLLOWAY
·
Owner
since September 1, 1955
Age
36
· Rockville, Maryland
smh_19@comcast.net
Born in and raised in Detroit , I've managed to live/work in DC (where I met and lived
with the Commish while we were getting our
Masters') and overseas in Russia for four
years. Currently working as a consultant for
one of the big behemoth consulting firms in DC
on a HUGE project for the Federal Government.
Favorite baseball moments (witnessed in person)
are Jason Thompson hitting a ball OUT of Tiger
Stadium, Larry Herndon hitting three HRs in
consecutive at bats in one game, watching Rod
Carew, and Tiger Stadium acoustics, which
allowed you to hear an umpire call a game
despite sitting behind the bullpen in left
field. Stepdaughter is now a junior at the
Smith School of Business at Maryland, and my
wife still puts up with me after seven years. I
keep busy by running, playing computer games,
and fanatically following the Red Wings.
Favorite athlete: Steve Yzerman; Baseball: Alan
Trammell, John Smoltz, Bernie Williams; Soccer:
Michael Owen, Dennis Bergkamp. Favorite
Authors: Clive Barker, Stephen King, and PJ
O'Rourke. PS – Ozzie Smith hit that HR fair and
square; don’t
listen to the Commish.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Toronto Marlies (AAA)
PREVIOUS OWNER
Brad McNeely (1951-55)
5 seasons:
336-414 (.448)
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LOS
ANGELES OUTLAWS
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Arroyo
Seco Stadium
(1958) 56,000
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PETER
VAYS ·
Owner
since February 2, 1960
Age 28 · New York, New York
p_vays@yahoo.com
I
was born behind the Iron Curtain so baseball was
not my first love but now I can't get enough.
I play in a softball league and get involved with
many simulation leagues. OOTP is rather new
to me, I have been playing only about 8 months.
Playing Style - love to take teams in need of a
turn around and rebuilding through the draft,
preferably with late picks that work out.
Trade Style - like to get creative and trade
often.
Goals - bring the LA team out of the basement
within two years and get them competing.
Favorite Teams - Baseball: Mets and Blue
Jays. Football: Bears and Chiefs -
Basketball: Suns
Favorite Movie - I have many but things like
Reservoir Dogs, Braveheart, Tommy Boy, Old School
and I love the Family Guy show.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Seattle Totems (AAA)
PREVIOUS
OWNER
Chris McCreight (1955-59)
4 seasons:
347-423 .451
Expansion team
(1955)
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MANHATTAN
GRAY SOX
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Yankee Stadium
(1923)
67,000
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JEFF GURGANUS
· Owner
since February 2, 1962
Age 36
·
Bethesda, Maryland
gursmith@yahoo.com
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Havana Sugar Kings (AAA)
Expansion team
(1962)
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ST.
LOUIS MAROONS
1951
Champions
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Sportsman's
Park
(1902)
34,0001902 Capacity: 34,000
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TIMOTHY
SMITH
·
FOUNDER
OWNER ·
LEAGUE
PRESIDENT
Age 38
· Vienna, Austria
united.league@gmail.com
I grew up in Denver with the Broncos and
didn't get into baseball until high school, when I started a head-to-head computer
baseball league which ran off and on for 15 years. We used Micro
League Baseball, Tony LaRussa 3, and finally
Out of the Park Baseball, which got me into
online leagues. Many current UL owners
date back to those Micro League days in the
1990s.
My first venture into running an OOTP league was the States League
(all-time all-stars by state of birth) and in
the last few years I have also starting playing
Strato-matic Baseball, the tabletop
cards-and-dice version. I also play bass
guitar and enjoy playing Football
Manager/Worldwide Soccer Manager.
I
grew up with the great Cardinals teams of the '80s,
became a Giants fan after moving to California,
and a Nationals fan as of 2005. But my true
hometown team is the Colorado Rockies.
Favorite players: Ozzie Smith, Tim
Raines, Larry Walker, Ichiro Suzuki, Gil Coan, Willie Mays, Buck
O'Neil, Lou Gehrig, Troy Tulowitzki, Jamey
Carroll.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Denver Grizzlies (AAA)
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SAN
FRANCISCO SPIDERS
1959 Champions
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Seals
Stadium
(1931) 22,180
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JEFF
TONOLE · Owner
since October 4, 1962
Age 39 · Ithaca, New York
jtonole@twcny.rr.com
I've been playing some form of fantasy baseball
since I was five. You know, the kind where you
throw the ball up in the air and "it's a fly
ball off the bat of Reggie Jackson! Yastrzemski
on the run in deep left center...and makes the
catch!" (Maybe that was actually fantasy
sportscasting.) Born and raised in the suburban
wilds of Seattle, WA, I was 10 years old when
major league baseball finally arrived in my
hometown. We were so starved for pro sports that
we were willing to watch a god-awful team in a
godforsaken domed stadium -- and pay for the
privilege. I went to college in Oregon, then
spent most of the '90s in the Bay Area, where
regular opportunities to freeze my ass off at
the 'Stick somehow turned me into a Giants fan.
I lived in Chicago for two years (South Side,
holla!), then moved to my present home in
upstate New York, where you have to drive an
hour just to find some minor league ball. Now,
on the cusp of making a temporary one-year
return to the Bay Area, I am offered the chance
to take over the San Francisco franchise.
Coincidence? I think not.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Admirals (AAA)
PREVIOUS
OWNERS
John Nellis (1955-62)
8 seasons:
540-700 (.435)
Expansion team
(1955)
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WASHINGTON
MONUMENTS
1952 Champions
1953 Champions
1954 Champions
1956 Champions
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Griffith
Stadium
(1911) 32,000
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DOUG AITON
· Owner
1959-63, since July 1, 1964
Age 27 · Glasgow, Scotland
dougaiton@gmail.com
Graduate
student in medieval French history at Glasgow
University . . . Parents used to live in
North Carolina and came back huge fans of Duke (I
can see that) and Red Sox (how?) . . . Made
first trans-Atlantic trip to Florida at age 10 and
got to see Ozzie Smith play in spring training . .
. Pieced together baseball knowledge from
sports magazines and Hardball computer games . .
. Started watching baseball on British TV in
1997 and saw first game at Fenway Park in 2003
. . . Have played in a series of OOTP
leagues, all of which became defunct.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Baltimore Terrapins (AAA)
PREVIOUS
OWNERS
Jay Kaplan (1951-57)
5 seasons:
659-419 (.611)
Steven
Giovanelli
(1958-59)
2 seasons:
140-128 .522
Doug Aiton (1959-63)
4 seasons: 279-378 .438
Herb DeSpain (1964)
1 season: 47-32 .595
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