 | PBB Headline News: The Offseason Begins
Friday, October 19th , 1888
The 1888 season has come to a close and the offseason has begun. Professional Base Ball fans are all too willing to entertain fantastic trade scenarios or shoot the breeze about their team's prospects for next season. But they really don't like the offseason, because the offseason means waiting. That star player who might be snagged in a blockbuster deal won't don his new team's uniform, step into the box or hurl a fastball down the pipe for many months yet. The next months will provide a different sort of activity, though, as teams reassess and retool for the coming campaign.
You may now vote for the league award winners, the option is available in the league menu. | | | End of Season BNN Top Prospect List Published
Friday, October 19th , 1888
Now that the season has finished, it's time to look forward to the future, and what better way than to look at the brightest future stars of the league, courtesy of BNN. This year, 21 year-old 1B Bob Burmeister of the Kansas City Prairie Dogs is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) 1B Bob Burmeister, 21, Kansas City Prairie Dogs
2) RHP Alexander Van Den Hoff, 24, Kansas City Prairie Dogs
3) RHP Sol Recht, 24, Kansas City Prairie Dogs
4) RHP Leonard McClendon, 23, Kansas City Prairie Dogs
5) CF Dave Crawford, 19, Montreal Tigers
6) C Danny Bowling, 23, Kansas City Prairie Dogs
7) RHP Wendell Blanchard, 18, Philadelphia Unions
8) C John Novak, 21, Kansas City Prairie Dogs
You can view the full list in the Top Prospects Report from the reports menu. The Top Minor League Systems Report has been updated as well. |  | St. Louis Beats Louisville in Round 1
Wednesday, October 17th , 1888
The St. Louis Pilots are champions, today and forever. The Pilots topped the Louisville Colts 5-3 at Derby Grounds today to claim the Round 1 crown.
"Nobody can take this away from us, not ever," said series MVP and starting pitcher Bulldog Ayers after his club had sealed the victory. "We worked hard and we accomplished our goal."
The atmosphere was electric as the newly-crowned champs stormed the field at the conclusion of the game. Fans cheered, gloves flew in the air, high fives and hugs were the order of the day.
"From day one of spring training, I could see it in their eyes," said St. Louis manager . "The players had that look of intensity, of hunger, of a desire to accomplish something great, and today they did that. They're champions of the world."
The Pilots took the series 4-1. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the International Association and a 83-55 record.
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