Pepper Virtual Baseball League Press Releases
1998

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* Press releases marked by an asterisk do not represent reality because the .arc file was corrupt and time was turned back, thus the games under those press releases no longer exist. If you don't understand this note, you can safely disregard it.

Binghamton Mets
Mar 10 Rivalry with Vero Beach Deepens
Apr 06 Mets Prepare for Opening Day
Apr 07 Mets Acquire Mieske and Witt
Apr 12 Binghampton Mourns

Brooklyn Flaming Skulls/Thunder Bay Storm
Jun 17 Thunder Bay Acquires Kevin Brown
Jul 02 Thunder Bay wins 18 inning marathon
Aug 14 Thunder Bay makes major trade with Deadwood
Aug 31 Here's a little ditty

Chicago Hoersts
Feb 12 Signees, Trades and Future Moves
Feb 19 Chicago Responds to Laurel

Cincinnati Bearcats/Anchorage Abominations
Aug 22 Bearcats Hibernate, Move To Alaska
Aug 30 Anchorage? Big Deal...
Sep 01 Sheffield Meets Press
Sep 06 Abominations Even Up Series With Lynx
Sep 10 Abominations Bench Number One Starter
Oct 27 Anchorage To Address Needs in Draft
Oct 29 Anchorage Names General Manager
Oct 30 Abominations Pursue Player/Manager
Dec 08 Anchorage Wheeling, Dealing
Dec 12 'Boms Add Three More Pieces to the Puzzle

Cockeysville Crazies/Ann Arbor AllKnighters
Oct 29 The Crazies Move On
Dec 07 AllKnighters Looking for Relief
Dec 14 AllKnighters New Regime Makes First Move

Deadwood Outlaws
Jan 03 Rosters Unfrozen, Deadwood Makes 3 Trades
Feb 06 Deadwood Deals For Ramon Martinez
Mar 02 Spring Training Notes
Apr 08 Outlaws Win First Game
Apr 30 Johnson traded!
Apr 30 Another Trade Sends Duncan to the Dogs
Apr 30 Outlaws Acquire Gomez
May 06 Martinez Sent to Dodge City
May 12 Sheffield Packs His Bags and Heads to Spokane
Jun 17 Wettland Exchanged for Gwynn
Jun 29 Limbaugh Puts Pressure on Outlaws
Jul 11 Flash Converts to Starter
Aug 14 Outlaws Deal with Thunder Bay
Aug 15 Another Trade with Thunder Bay
Aug 16 Trade Put On Hold
Aug 23 Clemens Held Hostage!*
Aug 22 Deadwood/Richmond Trade
Aug 31 Outlaws Get Taylor and Benes
Aug 31 Trade Deadline Passes, Deadwood Visits Edmonton
Sep 14 Outlaws Compete for Wildcard and Division Lead
Oct 29 Martinez Expected to Leave Outlaws
Dec 15 Outlaws Swap with Sea Dogs

Duluth Bjork
Mar 12 A-Rod Touchable?
Apr 09 Bjork Sweep Series, Hold First Place
Apr 27 Bjork Wins Series Against Rival
Apr 30 Duluth/Tampa Bay Trade Star Baggers
Jun 18 Cloud Fails Bjork Physical
Jun 23 Can't Catch up to the Bums
Jul 11 Hartford Under Investigation
Jul 12 GM Chrabascz Passes Investigation

Edmonton Oil Kings
Apr 12 Salmon on the Block
Jun 01 Edmonton in First
Jul 10 Edmonton Starting to Falter?
Jul 11 GM Sculac Not Getting Involved
Jul 13 Edmonton Loses 8th In A Row
Jul 16 Edmonton Acquires Chuck Finley
Jul 24 Finley's Debut a Success
Aug 08 Edmonton Feeling The Heat*
Aug 10 Minor League Report
Aug 23 Troubles Continue for Edmonton*
Aug 22 Edmonton Comes Back Stronger than Before
Aug 25 Edmonton Deals Again
Sep 16 Edmonton GM Explodes
Sep 18 Oil Kings Face Series Against Outlaws
Oct 02 Can You Say Choke?
Dec 19 All Quiet In Edmonton

Galena Hamsters
Jan 23 Glavine Traded
Apr 21 Hamsters/Paramount Will Boldly Go
Apr 22 Medina sends Andruw Jones to Galena
May 01 Hamsters Obtain Youth
Sep 01 Morgan Traded for Draft Pick
Sep 20 Hamsters First to 100
Oct 02 Galena Win No. 108
Oct 12 Hamsters take Galena-Tucson series in 5
Oct 15 Protected Player List
Oct 31 World Champions!
Dec 10 Sacremento Makes Deal With Galena

Hartford Whalers
Feb 11 Hartford works the phones...BIG time
Feb 18 Whalers hit jackpot in draft, loaded with young pitching talent
Apr 06 Hartford nabs 3B, sends away pitching
Apr 08 Whalers Pick Up Right Where They Left Off
Apr 10 Whalers Win 3-2 Over Edmonton
Apr 16 Whalers take two from Outlaws
Apr 18 Whalers have a busy day
Apr 22 Hartford takes a hard look, now 14 games in
Apr 28 Hartford clings to first despite injuries
Mar 12 Whalers shake up lineup and win
Mar 18 Saunders and Williams Off DL, Sele #5 Starter
Mar 28 Whalers look for a sign
Jun 13 Whalers cling to top spot again, despite major losses
Jun 15 Whalers lose big on and off the field
Jun 16 Hartford and Tucson do secret deal for pick
Jun 21 Chrabascz on a sinking ship, begs to stop the bleeding
Jun 23 Losing streak halted at 8
Jun 25 The hits just keep on coming for Hartford
Jun 27 Hits just keep on coming for Hartford Part 2
Jun 27 Sheffield and Griffey Traded
Jun 29 Whalers take double header from Outlaws
Jun 29 Whalers deal another star!
Jul 08 Whalers pound Royals, 3-way tie for Second-Place
Jul 09 Whalers edge Montreal, rookies shine
Jul 11 Chrabascz defends himself, fires back at Montreal owner
Jul 11 Patrick fired, Whalers GM moves on
Jul 12 Whalers GM cleared of everything, mystery suspect hauled in
Jul 12 Chrabascz apologizes, among other things today
Jul 13 Whalers limp into break
Jul 22 Whalers crushed at home
Jul 24 Whalers split a couple of squeakers
Jul 25 Phillips heads north of the border
Jul 26 Whalers split against division leader
Aug 01 Whalers climbing back into the race, take series against Frogs*
Aug 08 Whalers losing streak halted at 5*
Aug 10 Saunders Picks Up Win*
Aug 16 Hill heads to a contender
Aug 18 Whalers drop 2 close ones to Frogs*
Aug 23 Rookie Faatz pitches 2 at gunpoint, wins none*
Aug 25 Wildcard talk ends, battle for picks begins*
Aug 26 Whalers score 11, still lose*
Aug 08 Whalers Celebrate
Aug 22 Whalers land power hitter, dump youngster
Sep 14 Hartford takes two from Edmonton...for what it's worth
Oct 16 Kennedy and Gammons to navigate the Whale
Oct 16 Whalers to unload, reload
Oct 27 Whalers decline offer to steal
Dec 04 Hartford in Jam for FA Draft
Dec 07 Whalers Confirm Deals
Dec 13 Eldred Gets His Wish
Dec 13 Whalers Protest Lop-sided Deal With World Champions
Dec 15 Groundhogs and Whalers Swap Power for Power
Dec 21 Whalers Pick Up Some Insurance

Houston Hellraisers
Feb 20 Houston Hellraisers Investigation
Apr 06 Houston Hellraisers Involved in Illegal Activities

Larimer Knights
Feb 18 Larimer drafts pitching, infielder
Feb 25 Notes on Larimer Trade
Apr 11 Larimer Off to a Running Start
Apr 17 Worst to First Quest Continues for Larimer
Apr 23 Edmonds Envies Employer
May 01 Larimer Ponders Injury Problem
May 12 Larimer Escapes Nature's Wrath, but not Dybala
Jul 13 Larimer Back In Action
Aug 23 Looking to Save the Season*
Sep 14 Larimer making a last-ditch playoff run
Dec 09 Odd Men Out

Laurel Lynx/Truro Bears
Feb 18 Manager Fired, Hoerst Signed
Feb 18 Bidding War Over Hoerst
Mar 08 Hoerst Involved in Dispute with Bordick
Mar 10 Seitzer Traded
Apr 10 Lynx Drop 2 in Opening Series
Apr 12 Noel does not impress
Apr 16 Avery Exchanged for prospects Kaat and Telemaco
Apr 17 Team Climbs Above .500
Apr 23 Lynx Sweep 2-Game Series Against Macon
Apr 26 Tartabull Sent to AAA, Snopek Struggles at Short
Apr 30 More Changes Abound
Jun 14 Laurel climbs closer to .500
Jun 21 Laurel Above .500
Jun 23 Laurel Drops Two
Jun 25 Draft Report
Jun 25 Slide Hits Four
Jun 29 Crazy 8's?
Jul 02 Mid-Season Report
Jul 31 Thirdbaseman Swap

Macon Whoopie
No releases

Medina Mustangs
Feb 14 Medina Drafts Cameron, Bautista still missing
Apr 22 Medina Makes Blockbuster Trade Deals
Jun 17 Grudzielanek Involved in Medina Trade
Jul 13 Mustangs Swap Star Pitching
Aug 22 Medina Acquires Ace Rhodes
Aug 31 Medina Trades for Future

Montreal Royals
Feb 10 Royals Pick Up Extra Draft Pick
Apr 14 Optimism Reigns in Clubhouse--But Reality Will Soon Set In
Apr 30 Johnson and Tartabull Join Royals
Apr 30 After 8 Tries, Royals Get First Win Against Deadwood
May 06 Royals Get a Reliable Shortstop
May 10 Royals on First Win Streak of the Season
May 21 Against All Odds, Grace Can't Get Win
May 26 Lankford Sent to Phoenix in 4-man Deal
Jun 03 The McCoy Division is a Hot Place to Be
Jun 11 Royals Win Series In Galena
Jun 15 Royals Suffer First Major Loss
Jun 18 Royals Sign Southpaw Garibaldi
Jul 10 Royals Suffer Setback in Race
Jul 11 Comment on Hartford Situation
Jul 13 Royals in a Healthy Spot After 80
Jul 22 A Whale of a Victory for Royals
Jul 25 Montreal Widens Talent Pool on Bench
Jul 28 First Time Royals Face Kirk Division
Jul 31 One Game Under .500*
Aug 10 Montreal Royals AAA Prospect Report
Aug 12 Injury List Expands*
Aug 14 Johnson Joins the Disabled*
Aug 25 Royals Fall Prey to Madmen*
Aug 15 Royals Even At .500
Aug 22 History Repeats Itself for Royals
Aug 31 Gaetti, Harnisch and Cormier involved in 2 Trades
Sep 02 Simas & Cormier Pitch Win for Royals
Sep 16 Edmonton Can't Get Hold on Division Title
Sep 20 Royals Surge 2 Games
Oct 02 Royals Face Outlaws in Final Series
Oct 18 Royals' GM Concerned About League Stability
Oct 20 Royals Outfield Up in the Air
Dec 18 Portugal, Velarde Released


Motor City Madmen
Apr 24 Early Season Report

New Diggens Budweiser Frogs
Dec 20 Frogs make biggest trade of season

Phoenix Gila Monsters
Jan 20 Phoenix trades veteran Amaral for youth
Jan 25 Phoenix trades veterans Molitor, McDowell
Feb 09 Phoenix Adds Depth
Feb 20 Phoenix moves experience for youth and vigor in trades, draft
Apr 12 Park holds Weiner Roast
Apr 16 Phoenix Acquires Steve Avery
May 26 Phoenix makes trade, shakes up lineup
May 28 Phoenix Trades for Bagwell
Jul 02 Lineup changes jump starts Phoenix, hot pitching continues

Punxatawney Groundhogs
Feb 02 Hogs Fill Out Roster with Two Deals
Feb 05 Gonzalez Goes Mad!
Feb 06 Hogs File Lawsuit Over Name
Feb 21 Groundhogs Withdraw Lawsuit
Apr 08 Groundhogs Start Sophomore Season With a Win
Apr 10 Groundhogs Shut Down Atoms, Sweeping Series
Apr 16 Punxatawney Deals for a Leadoff Hitter
Apr 18 All Things Back in Order--Groundhogs Regain First
Apr 20 Hogs Roll Over Hellraisers
Apr 28 Groundhogs Regain First at High Cost
Apr 30 Hogs Split Atoms, Retain First
May 10 Hogs Stay Close, but Injuries Persist
May 16 Groundhogs Get Catcher Wilson
May 16 Hogs Back on Track?
Jun 18 Hogs Draft Some Guy
Jun 21 Rocky and Groundhogs Shut Down Atoms
Jun 23 Punxatawney Sweeps Springfield, Back on Top
Jun 25 Hogs Double Up Hellraisers
Jun 29 Hogs Swept by Mets
Jul 09 Hogs Dominating Divisional Foes
Jul 11 Hogs Lose Game, Half of Team
Jul 12 Punxatawney Keeps Streak Alive
Jul 31 Punxatawney Pummels Pirates, Maintains Lead*
Aug 03 Hogs Take Two, Hold Lead*
Aug 08 Hogs Increase Lead in Offensive Outburst*
Aug 09 Hogs to Sport New Footwear
Aug 10 Groundhogs Widen Gap to 5 Games*
Aug 10 Roswell Weather Balloons Report*
Aug 14 Groundhogs Take Commanding Lead into Vero Beach*
Aug 16 Groundhogs Acquire Veteran Starter
Aug 18 Groundhogs Can't Sweep Bums, but Bjork is No Match*
Aug 25 Punxatawney Thanks Schedule Makers*
Aug 26 Groundhogs Already Over the Hill and Past the Bums*
Aug 08 Alternate Realities
Aug 15 5-1 Week by Groundhogs Widens Lead
Aug 31 Groundhogs End Out-of-Division Play With a Win
Sep 20 Groundhogs Situation Looking Good
Sep 24 Groundhogs Edge Closer to Playoffs
Oct 02 Magic Number 1!
Oct 04 Groundhogs Finally Celebrate Riker Crown
Oct 06 Punxatawney Loses More than Just Game to Vero Beach
Oct 10 Disappointing End to "Successful" Year for Hogs
Oct 12 Punxatawney Goes Public with Draft Plans
Dec 09 Punxatawney Looking to Trade
Dec 20 Geronimo!!!

Sacramento Knights
Feb 01 Season Outlook
Aug 31 Knights Acquire Buhner
Dec 20 Sacramento Finishes a Busy Week

Spokane Pirates
Jan 23 Spokane Makes Trades
Feb 01 Spokane Acquires Gonzalez
Feb 06 Spokane Team Renamed to Pirates
Feb 20 Spokane Fires Attorneys!
Feb 21 Cone Comes Home!
Feb 27 Trade and Final Cuts
Apr 08 Opening Day in Spokane
Apr 10 Spokane Splits 4-game Opening Series
Apr 12 Sacramento and Spokane Split
Apr 14 Spokane Ends Homestand with a Loss
Apr 18 Mac is Back!
Apr 20 Pirates continue to tread water
May 12 Spokane Makes Trade with Deadwood
May 16 Hartford and Spokane Finally Make Deal
May 18 Spokane Wins 3 in a Row
May 22 Offensive Displays Common for Pirates
Jun 11 Spokane Mired in mediocrity
Jul 13 Pirates Struggle in First Half

Springfield Atoms
Feb 20 Ned Flanders New Owner of Atoms
Feb 30 Atoms Acquire Myers in Trade
Apr 06 Atoms Trade Matt Williams
Apr 22 Atoms in First
Jun 25 Atoms Win Two

Springfield/Richmond Panthers
May 06 Springfield Moves to Richmond
May 09 Clarification of Team Move
Aug 30 Great Week For Panthers
Sep 01 The Panthers Win One, Lose One
Oct 04 The Pitchers were Cursed

Tampa Bay Mets
Mar 10 Tampa Makes Big Deal
Jul 04 Mets Trade Prospect

Tucson Border Patrol
Jan 10 Tucson Looking to Fill Holes
Feb 21 Wright and Flowers Selected In Draft
Apr 14 Tucson Opens with 1 Win In 6
May 06 Delgado Provides Offensive Spark
May 30 Tuscon Wins Big but Isn't Ready to Take on Galena
Jun 07 Movin' on up
Jun 17 Worst to First
Jun 18 Amatuer Draft ends with a bang

Vero Beach Bums
Jan 05 Vero Beach Pre-Season Report
Mar 05 Vero Beach drafts Cuban star
Apr 06 Bums Announce 1998 Starting Lineups
Apr 12 "Beach Bums" Descend on Chicago, PVBL
Apr 12 Vero Beach wins 5 of 6 on the road
Apr 13 Vero Beach sweeps Chicago in 5-1 win
Apr 15 Vero Splits 2 with Binghamton
Apr 18 Vero Beach Corrodes Knights 8-4
Apr 26 Bums' Curse Returns with a Vengeance
Apr 30 Bums take two games from Knights
Jun 07 Knights Snap Bums' 10-game win streak in 15
Jun 18 Bums Draft 2 Lefties, 2 Fielders
Jun 25 Boring Bums String Together Seven More Wins
Jul 01 Bums reach 60 victories beforeJul , with or without King
Jul 11 Bums win back-and-forth battle with Bjork
Jul 28 Relaxed Bums lose 6 of 10
Aug 05 Once "Godlike" Bums Descend to "Human" Status*
Aug 18 It's Riker Time for Vero Beach*
Aug 23 Bums, Lopez split two with Hellraisers, Karl*
Aug 24 Bums win thriller against Houston*
Aug 31 Bums Make Last-Minute Move, Acquire Nevin
Sep 02 Bums great despite reality warps
Sep 08 Bums' Magic Number: 6
Sep 14 Bums Swept by Pirates, Magic Number Holds at 4
Sep 16 Bums Clinch Share of Picard Crown
Oct 08 Bums one win away from second round
Oct 11 Bums to face Sea Dogs in DLCS
Oct 12 Bums announce protected players
Oct 18 Rumors fly after Bums sweep

Washington Sea Dogs
Jan 22 Washington Goes Out on a Larkin
Feb 10 Cal Ripken Traded, 1997 Plans Announced
Feb 11 McDonald comes to Washington
Mar 06 Sea Dogs Swap Relievers
Apr 08 Washington Falls to Pirates
Apr 16 Washington Starts Season at 4-5
Jul 08 Sea Dogs Win Seventh Straight
Jul 09 Washington trades for two more relievers
Jul 12 Washington Acquires Reliever Moisan
Jul 13 Baines Joins Sea Dogs
Jul 16 Findley Sent to Edmonton in Exchange for Young Talent
Jul 19 Dogs Jerk The Bjork, Get Series Sweep
Jul 24 Washington Not Feeling the Pressure
Jul 26 Washington Doing the Splits
Jul 28 Washington Leads in Wild Card Race
Jul 30 Washington Takes Doubleheader Against Larimer
Jul 31 Sea Dogs Put Knights To Rest, Sweep Series*
Aug 03 Washington Refuses To Lose, Even Without Knoblauch*
Aug 07 Sea Dogs Snap 3-Game Losing Streak*
Aug 26 Washington Acquires Arthur Rhodes
Jul 30 Washington's Levels Of Frustration
Aug 08 Washington Loses Wildcard Lead
Aug 31 Washington trades Sheffield for Johnson
Sep 16 Johnson Hits for Cycle
Sep 22 Washington Sea Dogs Inch Closer
Oct 10 Washington Pushes Phoenix To The Limit
Oct 12 Gila Monsters Extinct?
Oct 12 Washington Announces Its Protected List
Oct 13 Ogea Unprotected
Oct 15 Dogs Don't Bum Around, Take Game One
Oct 16 Nigel Prime, Sea Dogs Take 2-0 lead
Oct 18 Washington Goes Up 3-0
Oct 19 Washington Sweeps DLCS
Oct 20 Washington Leaves Ogea Open
Oct 26 Sea Dogs Fall In Game 1
Dec 15 Sea Dogs Make Two Deals, Announce Plans

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