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Mega League Baseball 2024 - Bay Area Athletics (84-52) @ Toronto Blue Jays (77-59)
Pitching Matchup: Blake Snell (17-14, 2.50 ERA) vs Yusei Kikuchi (12-7 2.77 ERA) What is Mega League Baseball (besides the obvious)? The origin of this concept alt-universe baseball league comes from an article written by Mike Petriello on MLB.com in late 2020 https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/the... While Pearl Harbor and WWI scuttled the move of the St. Louis Browns to LA, what would have happened if the move did happen just after WWII? Using Petriello's article as a starting point, here's an alternate timeline for MLB expansion and team moves: MLB Alternative Timeline 1947 - St. Louis Browns move to Los Angeles 1949 - Philadelphia Athletics move to San Francisco 1953 - Boston Braves move to Milwaukee 1956 - New York Giants move to Minnesota 1958 - Brooklyn Dodgers move to Dallas 1961 - Baltimore Orioles and Houston Colt 45’s join AL. 1962 - New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels join NL 1966 - Washington Senators move to Atlanta 1968 - Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots join AL 1969 - San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos join NL 1971 - Seattle Pilots move to Washington (Nationals) 1974 - San Diego moves to Oakland (Padres) 1976 - Milwaukee Braves rebrand as Milwaukee Brewers 1977 - Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners join AL. 1979 - Cleveland Indians rebrand back to the Cleveland Spiders 1993 - Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies join NL 1998 - Arizona Diamondbacks join NL and Tampa Bay Devil Rays join AL 2004 - Oakland returns to San Diego (Padres). Current Mega League Baseball - Clubs and Real-Life Counterpart American League East: Baltimore Orioles (same) Boston Red Sox (same) New York Yankees (same) Tampa Bay Rays (same) Washington Nationals (same) Central: Atlanta Senators (Braves) Chicago White Sox (same - sorry) Cleveland Spiders (Guardians) Detroit Tigers (same) Toronto Blue Jays (same) West: Bay Area Athletics (SF Giants) Houston Astros (same) Kansas City Royals (same) Los Angeles Browns (LA Dodgers) Seattle Mariners (same) NATIONAL LEAGUE East: Miami Marlins (same) Montreal Expos (Oakland A's) New York Mets (same) Philadelphia Phillies (same) Pittsburgh Pirates (same) Central Chicago Cubs (same) Cincinnati Reds (same) Milwaukee Brewers (same) Minnesota Giants (Twins) St. Louis Cardinals (same) West Arizona Diamondbacks (same) Colorado Rockies (same) Dallas Dodgers (TX Rangers) Los Angeles Angels (same) San Diego Padres (same) Player Ratings for the teams in Mega League Baseball came over from the early July 40-man rosters for all 30 teams in MLB The Show 24. I did have to make some tweaks to transfer player ratings info from The Show to Super Mega Baseball 4. Finally, I did my best to try to get the players in Mega League Baseball to look somewhat like their real-life counterparts, but didn't go crazy because I wanted to get this league off the ground (finally).
Paul Molitor born OTD 1956!!! #halloffamer #baseballcards
Paul Molitor born on this day 1956 - #HOF #mlb infielder (7 x MLB All-Star Milwaukee Brewers; World Series MVP 1993 Toronto ...
Mega League Baseball 2024 - Miami Marlins (53-67) @ Chicago Cubs (62-56)
Pitching Matchup: Yonni Chirinos (6-10, 4.02 ERA) vs Shota Imanaga (9-10, 4.42 ERA) What is Mega League Baseball (besides the obvious)? The origin of this concept alt-universe baseball league comes from an article written by Mike Petriello on MLB.com in late 2020 https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/the... While Pearl Harbor and WWI scuttled the move of the St. Louis Browns to LA, what would have happened if the move did happen just after WWII? Using Petriello's article as a starting point, here's an alternate timeline for MLB expansion and team moves: MLB Alternative Timeline 1947 - St. Louis Browns move to Los Angeles 1949 - Philadelphia Athletics move to San Francisco 1953 - Boston Braves move to Milwaukee 1956 - New York Giants move to Minnesota 1958 - Brooklyn Dodgers move to Dallas 1961 - Baltimore Orioles and Houston Colt 45’s join AL. 1962 - New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels join NL 1966 - Washington Senators move to Atlanta 1968 - Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots join AL 1969 - San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos join NL 1971 - Seattle Pilots move to Washington (Nationals) 1974 - San Diego moves to Oakland (Padres) 1976 - Milwaukee Braves rebrand as Milwaukee Brewers 1977 - Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners join AL. 1979 - Cleveland Indians rebrand back to the Cleveland Spiders 1993 - Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies join NL 1998 - Arizona Diamondbacks join NL and Tampa Bay Devil Rays join AL 2004 - Oakland returns to San Diego (Padres). Current Mega League Baseball - Clubs and Real-Life Counterpart American League East: Baltimore Orioles (same) Boston Red Sox (same) New York Yankees (same) Tampa Bay Rays (same) Washington Nationals (same) Central: Atlanta Senators (Braves) Chicago White Sox (same - sorry) Cleveland Spiders (Guardians) Detroit Tigers (same) Toronto Blue Jays (same) West: Bay Area Athletics (SF Giants) Houston Astros (same) Kansas City Royals (same) Los Angeles Browns (LA Dodgers) Seattle Mariners (same) NATIONAL LEAGUE East: Miami Marlins (same) Montreal Expos (Oakland A's) New York Mets (same) Philadelphia Phillies (same) Pittsburgh Pirates (same) Central Chicago Cubs (same) Cincinnati Reds (same) Milwaukee Brewers (same) Minnesota Giants (Twins) St. Louis Cardinals (same) West Arizona Diamondbacks (same) Colorado Rockies (same) Dallas Dodgers (TX Rangers) Los Angeles Angels (same) San Diego Padres (same) Player Ratings for the teams in Mega League Baseball came over from the early July 40-man rosters for all 30 teams in MLB The Show 24. I did have to make some tweaks to transfer player ratings info from The Show to Super Mega Baseball 4. Finally, I did my best to try to get the players in Mega League Baseball to look somewhat like their real-life counterparts, but didn't go crazy because I wanted to get this league off the ground (finally).
Mega League Baseball 2024 - Philadelphia Phillies (74-45) @ Houston Astros (57-62)
Pitching Matchup: Aaron Nola (7-9, 3.08 ERA) vs Justin Verlander (9-13, 4.72 ERA) What is Mega League Baseball (besides the obvious)? The origin of this concept alt-universe baseball league comes from an article written by Mike Petriello on MLB.com in late 2020 https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/the... While Pearl Harbor and WWI scuttled the move of the St. Louis Browns to LA, what would have happened if the move did happen just after WWII? Using Petriello's article as a starting point, here's an alternate timeline for MLB expansion and team moves: MLB Alternative Timeline 1947 - St. Louis Browns move to Los Angeles 1949 - Philadelphia Athletics move to San Francisco 1953 - Boston Braves move to Milwaukee 1956 - New York Giants move to Minnesota 1958 - Brooklyn Dodgers move to Dallas 1961 - Baltimore Orioles and Houston Colt 45’s join AL. 1962 - New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels join NL 1966 - Washington Senators move to Atlanta 1968 - Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots join AL 1969 - San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos join NL 1971 - Seattle Pilots move to Washington (Nationals) 1974 - San Diego moves to Oakland (Padres) 1976 - Milwaukee Braves rebrand as Milwaukee Brewers 1977 - Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners join AL. 1979 - Cleveland Indians rebrand back to the Cleveland Spiders 1993 - Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies join NL 1998 - Arizona Diamondbacks join NL and Tampa Bay Devil Rays join AL 2004 - Oakland returns to San Diego (Padres). Current Mega League Baseball - Clubs and Real-Life Counterpart American League East: Baltimore Orioles (same) Boston Red Sox (same) New York Yankees (same) Tampa Bay Rays (same) Washington Nationals (same) Central: Atlanta Senators (Braves) Chicago White Sox (same - sorry) Cleveland Spiders (Guardians) Detroit Tigers (same) Toronto Blue Jays (same) West: Bay Area Athletics (SF Giants) Houston Astros (same) Kansas City Royals (same) Los Angeles Browns (LA Dodgers) Seattle Mariners (same) NATIONAL LEAGUE East: Miami Marlins (same) Montreal Expos (Oakland A's) New York Mets (same) Philadelphia Phillies (same) Pittsburgh Pirates (same) Central Chicago Cubs (same) Cincinnati Reds (same) Milwaukee Brewers (same) Minnesota Giants (Twins) St. Louis Cardinals (same) West Arizona Diamondbacks (same) Colorado Rockies (same) Dallas Dodgers (TX Rangers) Los Angeles Angels (same) San Diego Padres (same) Player Ratings for the teams in Mega League Baseball came over from the early July 40-man rosters for all 30 teams in MLB The Show 24. I did have to make some tweaks to transfer player ratings info from The Show to Super Mega Baseball 4. Finally, I did my best to try to get the players in Mega League Baseball to look somewhat like their real-life counterparts, but didn't go crazy because I wanted to get this league off the ground (finally).
Mega League Baseball 2024 - Dallas Dodgers (59-56) @ Toronto Blue Jays (67-48)
What is Mega League Baseball (besides the obvious)? The origin of this concept alt-universe baseball league comes from an article written by Mike Petriello on MLB.com in late 2020 https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/the... While Pearl Harbor and WWI scuttled the move of the St. Louis Browns to LA, what would have happened if the move did happen just after WWII? Using Petriello's article as a starting point, here's an alternate timeline for MLB expansion and team moves: MLB Alternative Timeline 1947 - St. Louis Browns move to Los Angeles 1949 - Philadelphia Athletics move to San Francisco 1953 - Boston Braves move to Milwaukee 1956 - New York Giants move to Minnesota 1958 - Brooklyn Dodgers move to Dallas 1961 - Baltimore Orioles and Houston Colt 45’s join AL. 1962 - New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels join NL 1966 - Washington Senators move to Atlanta 1968 - Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots join AL 1969 - San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos join NL 1971 - Seattle Pilots move to Washington (Nationals) 1974 - San Diego moves to Oakland (Padres) 1976 - Milwaukee Braves rebrand as Milwaukee Brewers 1977 - Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners join AL. 1979 - Cleveland Indians rebrand back to the Cleveland Spiders 1993 - Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies join NL 1998 - Arizona Diamondbacks join NL and Tampa Bay Devil Rays join AL 2004 - Oakland returns to San Diego (Padres). Current Mega League Baseball - Clubs and Real-Life Counterpart American League East: Baltimore Orioles (same) Boston Red Sox (same) New York Yankees (same) Tampa Bay Rays (same) Washington Nationals (same) Central: Atlanta Senators (Braves) Chicago White Sox (same - sorry) Cleveland Spiders (Guardians) Detroit Tigers (same) Toronto Blue Jays (same) West: Bay Area Athletics (SF Giants) Houston Astros (same) Kansas City Royals (same) Los Angeles Browns (LA Dodgers) Seattle Mariners (same) NATIONAL LEAGUE East: Miami Marlins (same) Montreal Expos (Oakland A's) New York Mets (same) Philadelphia Phillies (same) Pittsburgh Pirates (same) Central Chicago Cubs (same) Cincinnati Reds (same) Milwaukee Brewers (same) Minnesota Giants (Twins) St. Louis Cardinals (same) West Arizona Diamondbacks (same) Colorado Rockies (same) Dallas Dodgers (TX Rangers) Los Angeles Angels (same) San Diego Padres (same) Player Ratings for the teams in Mega League Baseball came over from the early July 40-man rosters for all 30 teams in MLB The Show 24. I did have to make some tweaks to transfer player ratings info from The Show to Super Mega Baseball 4. Finally, I did my best to try to get the players in Mega League Baseball to look somewhat like their real-life counterparts, but didn't go crazy because I wanted to get this league off the ground (finally).
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Blues @ Leafs "Eddie Stack Documentary"
Edward Steven Phillip Shack (February 11, 1937 – July 25, 2020), also known by his nicknames "the Entertainer" and "the Nose", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player of Ukrainian descent who played for six National Hockey League (NHL) teams from 1959 to 1975. He spent eight and a half seasons of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967. Early life Edward Steven Phillip Shack was born in Sudbury, Ontario, on February 11, 1937, the son of Ukrainian immigrants Lena and Bill Shack. He had an elder sister named Mary As a child, he struggled in school due to illnesses between first and third grade that hampered his attendance. Consequently, he stayed illiterate and eventually dropped out altogether. He began working as a salesman for a butcher shop, but left this job to try out with the Guelph Biltmores hockey club; during his time with them, he supported himself with jobs at a meat market and on a coal truck. Shack met his wife, Norma Givens, when she worked at the Eaton’s across from the Empress Hotel in Peterborough, Ont., where the team held its training camps. The couple married in 1962 and had two children. Shack played junior hockey for the Guelph Biltmores of the OHA for five seasons starting at the age of 15. He had his best season in 1956–57, when he led the league in assists and starred in the Memorial Cup playoffs. The New York Rangers signed Shack and assigned him to their AHL Providence Reds farm team for half a season. He made the NHL in the 1958–59 season and played two years for the Blueshirts. In 1960, he was to be traded with Bill Gadsby to the Detroit Red Wings for Red Kelly and Billy McNeill, but the transaction was cancelled when Kelly decided to retire rather than accept the trade. In November of the 1960–61 season, Shack was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he played seven seasons on the left wing as a colourful, third-line agitator who was popular with the fans despite a lack of scoring prowess. Canadian sports writer Stephen Cole likened Shack's playing to that of "a big puppy let loose in a wide field". During the 1965–66 season Shack broke out, scoring 26 goals on a line with Ron Ellis and Bob Pulford. His popularity was such that a novelty song called "Clear the Track, Here Comes Shack", written in his honour and performed by Douglas Rankine with The Secrets, reached No. 1 on the Canadian pop charts and charted for 9 weeks. Shack was a member of the Maple Leafs' last Stanley Cup-winning team in 1967, although his production fell significantly and he was traded in May 1967 to the Boston Bruins for Murray Oliver and cash. Playing on the right wing on a line with Derek Sanderson and Ed Westfall, Shack's performance rebounded and he scored 23 goals. n. Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1952–53 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 21 2 6 8 43 — — — — — 1953–54 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 54 13 9 22 46 1 1 0 1 4 1954–55 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 19 6 7 13 35 2 0 0 0 4 1955–56 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 48 23 49 72 93 3 1 0 1 10 1956–57 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 52 47 57 104 129 10 4 10 14 53 1956–57 Guelph Biltmores M-Cup — — — — — 6 2 2 4 26 1957–58 Providence Reds AHL 35 16 18 34 98 — — — — — 1958–59 New York Rangers NHL 67 7 14 21 109 — — — — — 1959–60 New York Rangers NHL 62 8 10 18 110 — — — — — 1959–60 Springfield Indians AHL 9 3 4 7 10 — — — — — 1960–61 New York Rangers NHL 12 1 2 3 17 — — — — — 1960–61 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 14 14 28 90 4 0 0 0 2 1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 44 7 14 21 62 9 0 0 0 18 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 16 9 25 97 10 2 1 3 11 1963–64 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 64 11 10 21 128 13 0 1 1 25 1964–65 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 67 5 9 14 68 5 1 0 1 8 1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 26 17 43 88 4 2 1 3 33 1965–66 Rochester Americans AHL 8 3 4 7 12 — — — — — 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 11 14 25 58 8 0 0 0 8 1967–68 Boston Bruins NHL 70 23 19 42 107 4 0 1 1 6 1968–69 Boston Bruins NHL 50 11 11 22 74 9 0 2 2 23 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings NHL 73 22 12 34 113 — — — — — 1970–71 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 2 2 4 8 — — — — — 1970–71 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56 25 17 42 93 — — — — — 1971–72 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 11 14 25 34 — — — — — 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 5 9 14 12 4 0 1 1 15 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 25 20 45 84 — — — — — 1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 59 7 8 15 74 4 1 0 1 2 1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26 2 1 3 11 — — — — — 1974–75 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 8 3 4 7 10 — — — — — 1976–77 Whitby Warriors OHA-Sr. 9 5 4 9 8 — — — — — NHL totals 1,047 239 226 465 1,437 74 6 7 13 151
Todos os Campeões da Champions League | 1956 - 2024 🎉 Real Madrid CAMPEÃO 🎉
Todos os Campeões da Champions League | 1956 - 2024 Real Madrid CAMPEÃO Parabéns ao Real Madrid pelo título de ...
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Flyers @ Flames "The Story of the (Magic man) Kent Nilsson"
Kent Åke Nilsson (born 31 August 1956) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Winnipeg Jets, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta and Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars and Edmonton Oilers, as well as teams across various European leagues. During his NHL career he was called "Mr. Magic" and "The Magic Man", referring to his exceptional puck skills. Wayne Gretzky commented on Nilsson's skills saying "Skills-wise he might have been the most skilled hockey player I ever saw in my entire career". Nilsson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2006, the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 2010, and the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012. Nilsson began his career during the season of 1973–74, playing for Djurgårdens IF during his first of four seasons in Sweden. He then came to North America, and played for the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association (WHA) beginning in 1977. He scored two consecutive 100-point seasons in the WHA. He was claimed by the Atlanta Flames, and in his first season with the team he scored 93 points. The next season, 1980–81, the Flames moved to Calgary; Nilsson scored 131 points. Nilsson played with the Flames, wearing number 14, until 1984–85 when he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for a draft pick that the Flames used to draft Joe Nieuwendyk. Nilsson won his first and only Stanley Cup while playing with the Edmonton Oilers in 1987. He returned to Europe after that season, playing in Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, and Norway. In 1988–89, he was named player-of-the-year in Sweden. He returned to Edmonton for six games in 1995, which made him the last former Atlanta Flames player to play in the NHL. He then played briefly again in Europe until 1998. Nilsson holds the NHL record for the quickest goal scored during a season-opening game, at ten seconds in, while playing for the North Stars versus the Quebec Nordiques on October 11, 1986. Awards Medal record Representing Sweden Men's ice hockey European Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 1974 Switzerland Bronze medal – third place 1975 France World Junior Championships Bronze medal – third place 1975 Canada & USA Bronze medal – third place 1980 Finland Canada Cup Silver medal – second place 1984 Canada World Championships Silver medal – second place 1990 Switzerland World Hockey Association Won Lou Kaplan Trophy (WHA Rookie of the Year) (1978)[citation needed] Won Paul Daneau Trophy (WHA Most Gentlemanly Player) (1979)[citation needed] 1977-78 - WHA - Avco Cup (Winnipeg)[citation needed] 1978-79 - WHA - Avco Cup (Winnipeg)[citation needed] Inaugural member of the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame (2010)[3] National Hockey League Played in NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1981)[citation needed] 1986–87 – NHL – Stanley Cup (Edmonton)[citation needed] Sweden and International ice hockey Member of the Swedish World All-Star Team (1985, 1989, 1990)[citation needed] Named Swedish Player of the Year (1989)[citation needed] Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame (2006)[4][5] Inducted into the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame (2012)[citation needed] Records Most points scored by a Swedish player in a single NHL season (131 in 1980–81)[citation needed] Calgary Flames team record for points in a single season (131 in 1980–81)[citation needed] Calgary Flames team record for assists in a single season (82 in 1980–81)[citation needed] Calgary Flames team record for shorthanded goals in a single season (9 in 1983–84)[citation needed] Post-playing career In 2006, he was featured on HCZ, a Swedish reality show as coach for a hockey team of non-athletes. After retiring, he worked as a European scout for the Florida Panthers.[citation needed] Personal life Nilsson has been married since 2005 to Swedish golfer Helen Alfredsson. He occasionally caddies for her in professional events. He is also the father of Robert Nilsson, a former Edmonton Oilers player, from an earlier marriage.