I also agree here.  Shorter write-ups will allow for more posts and that's totally fine!

The championships are here! 

The NEBL play in games: 
Baltimore vs Boston- Boston eclipsed a championship birth after beating the Snappers in a close game, winning 5-4 after stopping Baltimore's late game rally short. 

Hartford vs Manchester- Hartford won a blowout game in which the powerful Millers looked completely out of it, giving the Colts their first Championship appearance.  


The NEBL Championship! 
Game 1- After giving up 3 runs to the Colts in the fourth, tying the game, they bit back with a three run home run that gave them a lead that wouldn’t be surpassed. 

Game 2- A much closer game in which Boston gave up a game tying run in the 9th that wouldn’t be broken until the Colts would blast one over the left field wall in the 11th for the win. 

Game 3- Another close game, but this one would swing in Boston’s favor, as Hartford gave up two runs in the top of the 9th that would give the Sugarmen the win. 

Game 4- With a no outs and bases loaded at the top of the 9th, Hartford’s 4 run lead looked as vulnerable as ever. After a pop up into a hole in left center brought two home,P Julius Flam locked up the Boston offense, striking out one, and forcing a dribbler into a double play to end the game.

Game 5- A slow sloppy game in which hitting was abundant, and strikeouts were rare. Both teams looked poised to win until a powerful 7th inning breaks the tie and gives the Sugarmen a 4 run lead that would hold on for the win. 

Game 6- Boston jumps to a 5-0 lead in the first inning that increases to a 9-2 lead by the 5th, the Colts could never recover, giving the Sugarmen their first title since ‘87.


The USBL championship: 
Game 1- Kansas City jumped to an early 3-0 lead by the top of the third and with the help of their ace, Nelson, held Philadelphia under 5 hits all game.  

Game 2- The game stayed tied 1-1 for the first 6 innings until a 2 RBI triple by Cowboys RF Perry Wilson gave KC a 3-1 lead that held until the end of the game. 

Game 3- After allowing 4 runs in the bottom of the first, Philadelphia attempts to come back to win in front of their home crowd. They do, exploding for 5 runs before the end of the night. 

Game 4- Philadelphia evens the series at 2 a piece after a convincing 12 run win. 

Game 5- After giving up game 4, Kansas City came out determined and swinging. They sprung to a 5-1 lead by the 4th inning. But as the game rounded the 8th Philadelphia came to life and Kansas City gave up 4 unanswered runs, choking their lead away. 

Game 6- And to finish the series, Philadelphia wins their fourth straight in exciting fashion. Rounding the 8th, Kansas City was down 5-1. Led by LF Justin Roberts, they executed a fantastic comeback, scoring 5 runs in the 8th inning alone. They won the game and the series, becoming the first expansion team to win the championship.

I also did an illustration of the USBL championship! Inspired by the PHL and AFA, i hope this will be a permanent feature that'll make up for the lack of writing and give some more life into the series.P Joel Nelson of the Kansas City Cowboys is pictured above.

C&C appreciated, how do you like the new formats? Need more information or is it enough? How about the art? And comment how your teams did!

Last edited by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper (6/28/2019 2:55 pm)

This is great!  The shorter recaps makes it super easy to read through, but I especially like the increased use of graphics, (in this case, the tournament bracket and of course the series picture that shows who won what game and what they wore was always a good call).  The drawing is a nice touch too.  I also really enjoyed the AFA series (would love to see that brought here some day) and I can see the influence in your work.

Keep it up!

The 1891-92 offseason is here!
To start the offseason the Carnegies officially relocate to Syracuse, debuting as the Miners. Named after the busy salt mining industry that has been a big part of Syracuse history. The move was “forced” as Carnegies owner said, “it’s really disappointing to have worked so hard for a team just for it to be taken away from us.” Midst all the talk of the Carnegies relocation, reports came out of nowhere saying the Trappers want out of Detroit, and are looking for new ownership of the team. Hopefully more will come out from that soon. 
On a more lighter note, Dayton, Hartford and New York are changing up their looks.  First, New York lightened their colors up and change their logo.
Hartford changed their logo and replace their uniforms.
Finally, Dayton touches their logo up and adjusts their uniforms, debuting a new script for the home uniforms.

Next an update about the race tensions in the USBL, On December 2nd 1891 Commissioner Armstrong finally caves in and after years of debate, the ban finally comes down on colored players. Although the effect at this point is little as most teams have already banned such players. This banning surprisingly came with backlash, from Chicago Maroons owner Fred Brown. Who originally refused to comply. 

Finally there were some player moves, specifically in the NEBL, Philadelphia picked up P James Cousins from Baltimore and SS Frank Ubina from Brooklyn. Next Providence make some moves, shedding younger, less valuable guys for some veterans in hope of making a big jump in next years standings.
C&C appreciated!

Last edited by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper (7/02/2019 12:36 pm)

Quick note: On the KC-Philly graphic, the games won listed at the bottom of the scores doesn't change after "PHI: 1 KC: 2" I hadn't seen anyone point that out yet. 
I am really loving the addition of the illustrations and look forward to seeing more of them! 
Also dig Hartford and Dayton's new look!