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2012 Spring Bowl

 

The 2012 Spring Bowl expanded to 24 teams with the top six teams from each league the previous season making up the teams. 
 
Teams were ranked from 1-24 with the 2011 AL pennant winning Los Angeles Actors getting the top seed, all the way down to the sixth place team in the OL, the Buffalo Bears, getting the 24th seed. 
 
Results
 
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The Honolulu Tropics used the momentum of winning the Beta League pennant and Gold Trophy to solidify themselves as a solid AL team heading into the 2012 season. Led by Ryan Braun and Tony Batista, the Tropics were hot and humid throughout the tournament, beating the Gamma League's top team from 2011, the Dallas Tycoons, 7-3 in the final. 
 
As an interesting side note, the three pennant winners from the top three leagues in 2011, Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Dallas, were the last three teams standing in the 2012 Spring Bowl. 
 
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2012 Omega League

 

Standings
 
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Pennant Winner
 
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Tie Breakers
 
Orlando beat Denver and Minneapolis in play-in games for second place. 
Minneapolis beat Denver in the head-to-head series for the #3 seed. 
Memphis beat Milwaukee  in a one-game series for the #5 seed. 
Baltimore beat Vancouver in a one-game series for the #10 seed. 
 
Omega Cup
 
First Round
Minneapolis 2, Baltimore 0
Philadelphia 2, Denver 1
Memphis 2, Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 2, Tampa 0
 
Semifinals
Minneapolis 2, Philadelphia 0
Milwaukee 2, Memphis 1
 
Promotion Series
Memphis 2, Philadelphia 1
 
Omega Cup Final
Milwaukee 2, Minneapolis 0
 
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Bronze Trophy
 
Las Vegas 4, Orlando 3
 
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Promotion
 
Las Vegas Dealers - Pennant and Bronze Trophy winner
Orlando Rockets - Runner up
Milwaukee Beers - Omega Cup
Minneapolis Blizzard - Omega Cup runner up
Memphis Hound Dogs - Promotion Series winner

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2012 Gamma League

 

Standings
 
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Pennant Winner
 
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Tie Breakers
 
Cleveland won the season series over Buffalo for the #5 seed. 
 
Gamma Survivors Cup
 
First Round
Louisville 2, San Antonio 0
Boston 2, Chicago 1
 
Semifinals
Indianapolis 2, Louisville 1
Boston 2, Utah 0
 
Gamma Survivors Cup Final
Boston 2, Indianapolis 1
 
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Gamma Cup
 
First Round
Bronx 2, Buffalo 0
Cleveland 2, St. Louis 0
 
Gamma Cup Final
Bronx 2, Cleveland 0
 
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Silver Trophy
 
Phoenix 4, Detroit 2
 
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Promotion
 
Detroit Wolverines - Pennant winner 
Phoenix Firebirds - Silver Trophy winner
Bronx Bombers - Gamma Cup winners
Cleveland Sluggers - Gamma Cup runners up
 
Relegation
 
Gamma Survivors Cup Losers: 
Indianapolis Express
Utah Mustangs
San Antonio Buzzards
Chicago Brats
Louisville Thoroughbreds

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2012 Beta League

 

Standings
 
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Pennant Winner
 
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Tie Breakers
 
San Francisco beat New Orleans in a one-game playoff for the #5 seed.
Toronto had a better head-to-head season record over Seattle for the #8 seed.
Portland beat Atlanta in a one-game playoff for the #10 seed. 
 
Beta Survivors Cup
 
First Round
Atlanta 2, Oklahoma City 0
 
Semifinals
Toronto 2, Atlanta 0
Seattle 2, Portland 1
 
Beta Survivors Cup Final
Toronto 2, Seattle 0
 
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Beta Cup
 
First Round
Austin 2, Washington 0
San Francisco 2, New Orleans 1
 
Beta Cup Final
Austin 2, San Francisco 1
 
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Gold Trophy
 
First Round
Virginia Beach 3, Nashville 1
 
Championship
Virginia Beach 4, Dallas 2
 
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Promotion
 
Dallas Tycoons - Pennant winner
Virginia Beach Neptunes - Gold Trophy winner
Nashville Country - Top 3 seed
Austin Savage - Beta Cup winners
 
Relegation
 
Beta Survivors Cup Losers: 
Seattle Ports
Portland Pioneers
Atlanta Blazers
Oklahoma City Bandits

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2012 Alpha League

 

Standings
 
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Pennant Winner
 
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Tie Breakers
 
Houston beat Montreal in a one-game playoff for the #4 seed. 
Kansas City beat Brooklyn and San Diego in the overall season series lead for the #8 seed. 
Brooklyn beat San Diego in the head-to-head season series for the #9 seed. 
 
Honors Cup
 
First Round
San Diego 2, Charlotte 0
Brooklyn 2, New Mexico 0
 
Semifinals
San Diego 2, Honolulu 1
Brooklyn 2, Kansas City 0
 
Honors Cup Final
Brooklyn 2, San Diego 0
 
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Alpha Cup
 
Los Angeles 3, Montreal 1
 
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Diamond Trophy
 
First Round
Cincinnati 3, Oakland 1
Miami 3, Houston 2
 
Championship
Cincinnati 4, Miami 3
 
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Relegation
 
Honors Cup First Round and Semifinals Losers:
Honolulu Tropics
Kansas City Sting
Charlotte Flyers
New Mexico Suns

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2012 Champions Bowl

 

Like before, the Tournament of Champions Bowl consisted of ten teams based on that season's regular season results: 
 
1-4 seeds were the top four teams of the Alpha League. 
5-7 seeds were the top three teams of the Beta League. 
8-9 seeds were the top two teams of the Gamma League. 
10th seed was the pennant winner of the Omega League. 
 
Results
 
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Miami was not able to win the Diamond Trophy following their impressive 2012 season, but the Towers took care of business in the Tournament of Champions Bowl to win the highest honors in the Champions Baseball Association. 
 
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MVP Antonio Rivera is a fictional player who entered the majors via the International Free Agents route. Besides winning the MVP of the tournament, he also finished third in voting in the AL for the Launch Pad Hitter Award. 
 
In the 2012 regular season, the then 26-year-old had his best season of his three years at Miami. He finished the season with a .298 batting average and a .428 OBP (tops in the AL). He had 23 doubles, six triples (10th in AL), 22 home runs, and 74 RBI and scored 112 runs (1st in AL). He also led the league with 61 stolen bases and 107 walks.  

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2013 Spring Bowl

 

The 2013 season got under way with a bang, as some of the top seeds suffered early losses. Still, in the end, the tournament became an Alpha League face off. 
 
Results
 
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The Dallas Tycoons catapulted their way from 2012 Beta League pennant winners to taking the 2013 Spring Bowl title. Led by the three-headed pitching monster of Roy Oswalt, Johnny Cueto, and Jordan Zimmerman, the Tycoons were able to subdue most teams' offense. Though their own offense is not lined with stars, Dallas had a few serviceable players in second baseman Jason Kipnis, center fielder Chris Young, and right fielder Jason Heyward. 
 
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Spring Bowl Past Champions

 

I started to make a history box for past champions of tournaments. I will attach the Spring Bowl past champions below with an added short summary of the tournament. 
 
It was interesting to see that only six and seven seeds have won the Spring Bowl so far. 
 
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2013 Omega League

 

Standings

 
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Pennant Winner
 
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Omega Cup
 
First Round
Pittsburgh 2, San Antonio 1
Denver 2, Louisville 1
Tampa 2, Baltimore 1
Philadelphia 2, Edmonton 1
 
Semifinals
Denver 2, Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 2, Tampa 1
 
Promotion Series
Tampa 2, Pittsburgh 1
 
Omega Cup Final
Denver 2, Philadelphia 1
 
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Bronze Trophy
 
Utah 4, Chicago 2
 
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Promotion
 
Utah Mustangs - Pennant and Bronze Trophy winner
Chicago Brats - Runner up
Denver Peaks - Omega Cup
Philadelphia Liberty - Omega Cup runner up
Tampa Sharks - Promotion Series winner
 
Bronze Trophy History
 
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Omega Cup History
 
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2013 Gamma League

 

Standings
 
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Pennant Winner
 
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Tie Breakers
 
Portland won the season series over Milwaukee for the #4 seed. 
Seattle won the season series over Oklahoma City for the #6 seed. 
 
Gamma Survivors Cup
 
First Round
Las Vegas 2, Boston 0
St. Louis 2, Atlanta 0
 
Semifinals
St. Louis 2, Oklahoma City 0
Orlando 2, Las Vegas 1
 
Gamma Survivors Cup Final
St. Louis 2, Orlando 1
 
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Gamma Cup
 
First Round
Memphis 2, Seattle 1
Milwaukee 2, Portland 0
 
Gamma Cup Final
Memphis 2, Milwaukee 0
 
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Silver Trophy
 
Minneapolis 4, Buffalo 2
 
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Promotion
 
Minneapolis Blizzard - Pennant and Silver Trophy winner 
Buffalo Bears - Runner up
Memphis Hound Dogs - Gamma Cup winners
Milwaukee Beers - Gamma Cup runners up
 
Relegation
 
Gamma Survivors Cup Losers: 
Oklahoma City Bandits
Orlando Rockets
Las Vegas Dealers
Atlanta Blazers
Boston Night Hawks
 
Silver Trophy History
 
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Gamma Cup History
 
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Gamma Survivors Cup History
 
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2013 Beta League

 

Standings
 
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Pennant Winner
 
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Tie Breakers
 
Kansas City beat New Orleans in the season series for the #1 seed. 
 
Beta Survivors Cup
 
First Round
Cleveland 2, Bronx 0
 
Semifinals
Washington 2, Cleveland 0
New Mexico 2, Honolulu 1
 
Beta Survivors Cup Final
New Mexico 2, Washington 0
 
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Beta Cup
 
First Round
Toronto 2, Charlotte 0
Phoenix 2, San Francisco 1
 
Beta Cup Final
Phoenix 2, Toronto 1
 
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Gold Trophy
 
First Round
New Orleans 3, Detroit 1
 
Championship
Kansas City 4, New Orleans 1
 
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Promotion
 
Kansas City Sting - Pennant and Gold Trophy winner
New Orleans Gators - Top 3 seed
Detroit Wolverines - Top 3 seed
Phoenix Firebirds - Beta Cup winners
 
Relegation
 
Beta Survivors Cup Losers: 
Washington Presidents
Honolulu Tropics
Cleveland Sluggers
Bronx Bombers
 
Gold Trophy History
 
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Beta Cup History
 
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Beta Survivors Cup History
 
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2013 Alpha League

 

Standings
 
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Pennant Winner
 
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Tie Breakers
 
Austin beat Dallas in a one-game playoff for the #3 seed. 
Los Angeles beat Cincinnati in the overall season series lead for the #6 seed. 
 
Honors Cup
 
First Round
Brooklyn 2, Montreal 1
Oakland 2, Houston 0
 
Semifinals
Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 1
Miami 2, Oakland 1
 
Honors Cup Final
Miami 2, Cincinnati 1
 
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Alpha Cup
 
Los Angeles 3, Nashville 1
 
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Diamond Trophy
 
First Round
Dallas 3, Virginia Beach 2
San Diego 3, Austin 1
 
Championship
Dallas 4, San Diego 2
 
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Relegation
 
Honors Cup First Round and Semifinals Losers:
Montreal Saints
Oakland Gorillas
Houston Bulls
Brooklyn Avengers
 
Diamond Trophy History
 
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Alpha Cup History
 
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Honors Cup History
 
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2013 Champions Bowl

 

Results
 
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Banner
 
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Tournament of Champions Bowl History
 
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2013 Offseason

 

And so my journey as the GM of the New Mexico Suns began. I have not figured out how exactly I will present my time as a GM. I believe I will tell mostly about the moves I am making to help the team improve, while giving some of the goings on around the league as they happen. However, I won't be too involved. In the end, I like God Mode much better than Micro Mode. 

 
For the offseason, I had a few roster decisions to make. A few players on the active roster were eligible for arbitration, so I assessed their skills and whether or not I wanted to keep them or let them move on. To me, it was important to free up some salary to try to improve what I felt was the team's biggest weakness: pitching. 
 
Our free agents and arbitration-eligible players: 
 
3B Miguel Cabrera – free agent
 
Was not going to let him get to smell the market. The first thing I did after signing my contract with the Suns was to get Cabrera’s agent on the phone. His desire was to sign a 1-year extension and either go to arbitration or negotiate a long-term deal. To me, the long-term deal sounded the best. I mean, Cabrera is without a doubt one of the best in the game, so I was happy to hear he was willing to play long-term in Albuquerque. 
 
C George Kottaras – free agent
 
Had career lows in several offensive categories, but I’m convinced he had an off year. Therefore, I’m giving him a year. Signed a 1-year extension with arbitration eligibility the following season. 
 
1B Andres Rivera – free agent
 
Was not very good and indicated that he was not interested in looking elsewhere. I informed him I had other plans for the first base position, and he announced his retirement after other teams showed little interest. 
 
SP Sergio Ramos - arbitration eligible
 
Ramos was acquired via trade for the 2013 season for OFs Alex Presley and Francisco Puguero , but he stunk it up for us when he wasn’t on the DL. In eight starts, he had a 7.02 ERA and just seemed like he was an injury waiting to happen. Thus, I let him walk.
 
MRs Chad Cordero and Hideki Okajima – arbitration eligible
 
Terrible. No arbitration offered. Let them walk.
 
MR Michael Kirkman – arbitration eligible
 
The Suns had no true closer for the 2013 season, so Kirkman filled in and did an OK job, earning 20 saves despite a pretty high 4.77 ERA in 58 appearances. Still, I thought he was someone who could help our team more than some of the other players, so I offered him arbitration. 
 
MR Mike MacDougal – arbitration eligible
 
I was interested in maintaining MacDougal’s services, but I did not like the arbitration-projected numbers, so I withdrew the offer and let him walk. However, I let him know that I would still consider him in free agency if he was interested at all in returning to New Mexico. He said he would be. 
 
RF – Daniel Ortmeier – arbitration eligible
 
A decent outfielder who did not have a lot of pop, but could be a valuable asset for depth without having to comb the free agency market looking for a player similar. Offered arbitration and was a little disappointed he won his arbitration case. I may have let him walk if I had known he might win it. 
 
These players were in conjunction with some other solid players I had coming back. 
For pitchers, John Danks and Travis Wood were the shining lights in the filth most of the pitching staff had been. Late-season acquisition Brett Myers also gave me some promise for the starting rotation. On the bench, Drake Britton was the only pitcher that gave me any hope. I was also hoping that John Axford could claim the closer role, but I didn’t have a lot of hope. 
 
The true strength of the team was on offense. In addition to Cabrera, outstanding young players Wil Myers and reigning top rookie Christian Yelich gave me a lot of hope that the future was brighter than the New Mexican sun. I could also mention 2B Neil Walker, SS Tyler Magee, CF Kirk Nieuwenheis, and reserve first baseman Justin Smoak as some other solid players to help get my offense going. In all, I was not very worried about the offense.

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