Once upon a time there was a magical land called the Pepper Virtual
Baseball League, or PVBL for short. All the villagers were happy,
enjoying another fine season of baseball. Then something terrible
happened. A mysterious, evil sorcerer had threatened to destroy the
PVBL. All the villagers held their breath, hoping that they could once
again live in peace. Fortunately for them a friendly magician, Matt
Peck, was able to fend off the sorcerer and return peace to the village,
but the cost was steep: to go one month back in time and have everything
which happened since then erased. The villagers knew this was the only
way to keep their humble little town so they could do nothing but stand
by and watch the events unfold. Others rejoyced and others had to
sacrifice, but all were glad they continued their existance in the PVBL.
While some teams obviously suffered and lost more than others, many of
the important villagers forgot about the 'little people'. Motor City,
Washington and Hartford seemed to get all the attention when time went
backwards. A team like The Thunder Bay Storm was all but forgotten. The
former division winners Brooklyn Flaming Skulls were in dead last place
when an owner north of the border took over the team and hoped to turn
their fortunes around. He rebuilt the team and hoped they could at least
finish the season off strong, ahead of a few teams. It seemed to be that
way, with players starting to perform up to their abilities, but it was
not to be...
Players who were healthy (Wade Boggs, Carlos Garcia) suffered season
ending injuries, players who were league leaders (Tom Dodge, Eric Plunk)
were now in the middle of the pack, a rookie who got off the bench and
exceled (John Williams) came back to earth, a bullpen that began to earn
respectability was blowing leads and close games left and right. The
team that looked to finish off the season on a strong note is now once
again in last place overall.
But then again,
...And they all lived happily ever after.
