Pepper Virtual Baseball League Press Releases
1997

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Austin Tornadoes/Laurel Lynx
No releases

Bellingham Aqua Sox
No releases

Binghamton Mets
       Binghamton is the Bomb
       Mets Take Over First

Brooklyn Flaming Skulls
       Baseball is Back in Brooklyn
       Strong Pitching From Skulls Aces
       Weekly Flaming Skulls News Report
       New Look Skulls Looking Good
       Win Game, Lose Ramirez
       Win, Regain First
       Trade Rumors Abound
       Brooklyn Acquires Bagwell
       On Fire
       Continue Hot Streak
       Motor City Stalls, Brooklyn Expands Lead
       Skulls Battle Motor City in Crucial Series
       Take a 6 Game Lead
       Brooklyn Wins, Pitchers Return from DL
       Skulls Looking to Trade
       Win 6th Straight, Close in on Hogs
       Players Involved in Fracas
       Dandy Andy
       Moisan Debuts
       Busy Day in Brooklyn
       Benes Sherid Law for Williams Wetteland
       Benes Fractures Foot, Voids Trade
Jul 04 Game Losing Streak
Jul 27 Skulls Regain First
Aug 02 Major Trade for Brooklyn
Aug 10 Andy Pettitte Will Start In a Week
Oct 07 Brooklyn in Playoffs
Oct 13 Brooklyn Defeats Galena in 5th Game

Calgary North Hosers
       Sloans Resigns

Chicago South Siders
       Houston on the Move--to Chicago
Sep 27 Chicago Pulls to a Tie for Wild Card
Oct 12 Two shots of happy, one shot of sad
Oct 23 Chicago wants picks...and changes name

Cincinnati Bearcats
No releases

Cockeysville Crazies
       Cockeysville Slides, Galena Retakes First

Deadwood Outlaws
       Seattle Shakes Up Bullpen, Puts A-Rod on Market
       Brantley Replaces Mesa as Mariner's Closers
       Seattle Moves to Deadwood
       Deadwood Trades Twice
       Trade with Brooklyn, Milwaukee
       Caminiti for Year, Swaps 2B
       Hartford Lead Cut to 1 Game
       Deadwood Ties Hartford for Division Lead
       A-Rod Reunited With Old Team
       Take First but Loses Fassero
       Lose Another Starter
       Acquire Harnisch and Alou
       Deadwood Salaries
       Colon removed from rotation... Lopez finishing re-hab
Jul 25 Javier Misses Trip to Hartford
Jul 29 Outlaws Sold
Jul 31 Sheffield Taken Off Trading Block
Aug 08 Johnny Bench Resigns
Sep 22 Outlaws All But Eliminated
Sep 27 Hartford Celebrates Early?
Sep 29 Deadwood Sweeps Hartford
Oct 07 Season End Notes

D.C. United/Montreal Royals
       Official Bagwell Position
       View on Blockbuster Trade
       DC United Sold to Montreal Owner
       Royals Return to Montreal
       Bonilla in Brawl
       Royals Land Rueter
       Royals are at Home In Montreal
Jul 21 Royals' Chances Shaken Up
Jul 25 Kirk Rueter Loses Second One-Run Effort
Aug 10 Clemens Involved in 3-Player Swap
Aug 18 Greer Continues to Swing With Sucess
Sep 05 Edmonton Takes 3 in 4-game Series
Sep 13 Andujar Pitches Second Consecutive Jem
Oct 01 Outlaws Must Sweep Royals To Stay Alive
Oct 11 End of Season Report
Oct 13 Labatt Stadium Changed to Jackie Robinson Stadium

Duluth Bjork
       Bjork Frustrated
       Bjork Optimism
       Duluth's First Series Sweep

Edmonton Oil Kings
       Edmonton, Seattle, Announce Blockbuster Deal
       Two Edmonton Trades
       Trade A-Rod

Galena Hamsters
       "Powerhouse" Hamsters Lose 6th Straight
       Looking to Trade Molitor
       Commish Decides on Bagwell Situation
       Blockbuster deal sends Nilsson to Hamsters
Aug 10 Hamsters Acquire future, give up present
Oct 13 Galena Lose 5-Game Series To Chicago

Hartford Whalers
       Chrabascz Selects Oakland
       Oakland Moves to Hartford
       Busy Chrabascz With More Info
       Fossas Blows Game, Sent to Glastonbury
       John Burke Makes First Start for Hartford
       Winning But Chrabascz Wants More
       Move to 13-6, Activate Reynolds
       Skulls, Whalers Complete Trade
       Davis Passes Test, Earns Another Start
       Win 7th Straight
       Hartford-Punxatawney Trade
       Chrabascz Comments on Punxatawney Trade
       Waive Smith, Fossas to Make Way for Youth
       Edge Seattle for 9th Straight Victory
       Streak Halted at 9
       Seattle, Johnson, Trample Hartford
       Hartford Has Tough Day
       End 4 Game Skid
       Transactions
       Drop First of Three in Seattle
       Maddux Pitches Yet Another Gem
       Sele Demoted to Bullpen
       Chrabascz Takes Commish's Advice
       Pitching Falls Apart
       Sorrento on FIRE!!!
       Jeff Bagwell Caught in Trade
       Drop to 0-2 Out of Division
       News
       Austin Sweeps Whalers
       Macon Whoopie Full of Hot Air
       Austin Shuts Down Hartford
       Hartford and Larimer Clinch a Trade
       Hartford Parts Ways with Rosado and Rogers
       Seeking Relief
       Minor Changes
       Maddux Tosses Yet Another Gem
       Takes 2 Wild Ones From Galena
       Hamsters Escape Whalers' Sweep
       Whalers, Maddux, Lick Their Wounds
       Shakes Up Rotation a Bit
       Deadwood Pulls to Within 1 of Hartford
       Using Speed to Fix Lineup
       Close Door on Trades
       Land 17-year-old Phenom
       Continue to Sink
       Take 2 from Outlaws at Home
       Sweep Two Series
       McDonald's Family Angry at PVBL
       Avoid sweep in Montreal
       Split double header with Edmonton
       Out muscle the Outlaws
Jul 22 Split double-header with Deadwood
Jul 22 Whalers, ESPN form partnership
Jul 27 Whalers take two from Royals
Jul 31 Hartford splits with Bellingham
Aug 10 Hartford Prevails Twice in 27 Innings
Aug 10 Hartford Completes Sweep
Aug 10 Whalers busy on the wire
Aug 16 Bittersweet victory in Arizona
Sep 03 Hartford takes first 2 from Deadwood
Sep 05 Whalers sweep Outlaws
Sep 05 Chrabascz gives rookies and scrubs a chance
Sep 09 Whalers split four-game home series with Royals
Sep 15 Hartford takes two, extends division lead
Sep 17 Whalers take 2 in Edmonton
Sep 25 Hartford clinches first ever McCoy Division Title
Oct 21 Hartford wins ELCS, Whalers to face Bums
Nov 25 "We're the Best!"
Nov 27 Greg Maddux Wins First Ever Cy Young

Larimer Knights
       Larimer Knights Founded in Colorado
       News and Info
       Send Benes to Brooklyn for 4 Players
       Larimer, Dybala Fall on Hard Times
       Look to Shake Things Up
       Press Release
       Dybala, Palmeiro Part Ways
       Hello, My Name is...
       Palmeiro Goes Out with a Bang
       New-Look Knights Win
       Hoiles' Body on Valium
       Win Battle of the Officers, Part 2
       Hoiles May Head to DL
       Mueller's Summer of Discontent Ends
       Knights Sweep Knights
       Knights Trade With Knights
       Hitting for Pitching--Hartford Trades with Larimer
       Larimer Takes a Day Off
       "Untouchable" on the trading block
       Larimer at Full Strength
       Bradley Airfield rumors
Jul 22 The Hoiles Curse Strikes Again

Macon Whoopie
Jul 31 Supposed All-Star Holds Press Conference
		
Motor City Madmen
No releases

New Diggens Budweiser Frogs
No releases

North Spokane Titans/Houston Hellraisers
No releases

Phoenix Gila Monsters
       Newly-Formed Gila Monsters Make Trades

Punxatawney Groundhogs
       Baseball Comes to Punxatawney
       Continue Their Winning Ways
       Shake Up Pen with Callups, Trades
       Groundhogs and Knights Complete a Trade
       Win Again, Now Best Team
       Win 8th Straight, Clemens 6-0
       Edge Titans for 9th Straight
       Winning Streak Halted at 9
       Suffer Through Terrible Day
       Split with Tampa Bay
       Punxtawney Wins a Pair
       Punxtawney, Tampa, Conclude Deal
       Alomar and Clemens for Martinez, Bottalico
       Trade Once Again
       All Good Things Come to an End
       Split Against Phoenix
       Bring Out the Brooms
       Split Two with Sea Dogs
       Edge Larimer in Battle of the Officers
       Lose to Larimer, Take Two from Washington
       Hampton Shines in First Start
       Take Two From South Siders
       Take Two, Guarentee Series Win
       Win Again, Sweep Larimer
       Win Twice More, Make Multiple Hirings
       "Let's play ball!"
       Crush Tampa, Take First Two from Milwaukee
       Record Day of Shutouts Takes Hogs Victim
       Turn Tables, Shut Out North Spokane
       Holy Hogs, Batman!
       Finish Off Titans for 4-game Sweep
       Back Over .700!
       Sweep at the Bay, Provide 4th ofJul  Fireworks
       Streak Over With Titan Split, Get Aldred
       Hogs News Summary
Jul 27 Groundhogs to Open Hospital
Jul 31 Clinton Declares ESPN Pay to View
Jul 31 ESPN Situation Under Control
Aug 10 Hogs Back on Track, Hogspital Proves Effective
Sep 05 Coppinger's Season is Over, but Hogs Play On
Sep 09 Groundhogs First to Clinch a Playoff Berth
Sep 17 Hogs Take 4th Straight, Preparing for Playoffs
Sep 23 Hogs Close in on Hamsters as End Draws Neigh
Oct 17 Grounhogs End Season With a Win
Oct 10 First Day of Playoffs Leaves Four Even Battles
Oct 12 Punxatawney Moves to Round 2
Oct 19 Hogs On Brink of Elimination
Oct 21 All in All, a Successful Campaign
Nov 28 MVP Hails from Punxatawney--but its not Klesko

Sacramento Knights
       Atlanta Knights Get a New Home

Spokane Paladins
       Winning Streak Ends but They Have First

Springfield Panthers
       Celebrate Victory

Tampa Bay Mets
       Close Bagwell Debacle
       Beat North Spokane

Tucson Border Patrol
       In Turmoil
       Ace Asks to be Traded

Vero Beach Bums
       Florida Moves from Miami to Vero
       Injured Bums' Streak Ends
       Wins Again
       Thanks Others For Assistance
       Wins Fifth Straight
       Clinches Deal, Shuts Down Duluth
       Splits 2 with Binghamton
       Splatters Spokane--Twice
       Sweeps Spokane, Tied for First
       Vero wins, Gant fractures jaw
       Wins 4, takes over first in Picard
       Barely beats Spokane, retains first
       Wins Sixth Straight, Sweeps Spokane
       A week in the life of Vero Beach
       First in the League....in Injuries
       Estes Dealt for Grissom
       Win battle of division leaders part 1
       Go up 2-1 on Phoenix
       Take 3 of 4 from Phoenix
       Jeff King Out for Season
       CEO Fires Shoe Company
       Disdain Binghamton Scare Tactics
       Lose First Place, Curse Continues
       Take 2 games from Binghamton
       Vero Beach shuts out Sacramento
Jul 25 Bums Lose to Duluth, Lose Adams
Jul 26 Bums' Bats Beat Bjork
Sep 17 Vero Beach Regains One-Game Lead
Sep 23 Bums Fail to Pull Away from Picard Rivals
Sep 27 Bums Widen Lead Over Mets
Sep 29 Bums Clinch Share of Picard Crown
Sep 30 Bums Clinch DL Picard Crown
Oct 17 Vero Beach jumps out to 2-0 lead in LCS
Oct 21 Bums Win DL Pennant

Washington Sea Dogs
       Washington Gets a Team
       Pitchers Sharp in 3-0 Victory
       Washington, Deadwood Complete Trade
       Score 32 En Route to Denver Sweep
       Ripken's Streak Over!
       Washington Takes Series from Ponxatawney
       Fine 3B Sean Berry
       Weiner trades away team
       Throw In Season
       Fire Sale Continues
       Best Game of the Year?
       Dogs Drops Another   

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