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1999 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #1
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| BAINES,Harold | MTC AL | .400 | .900 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| HERSHISER,Orel | CBL AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| VENTURA,Robin | WGE NL | .409 | .909 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| ALVAREZ,Wilson | DMH NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 OPENING DAY
Mid-West Winter League Opening Day, (The 30th, in Mid-West Winter League History).
Three new Franchises make their Mid-West Winter League debuts as the MWWL welcomes in, Montreal, Houghton & Southlake
Corktown is once again the favorite in the ALWW, with a bunch of teams jumbled together right below.
Chicago looks to be the favorite, but they will get a little trouble out of Southlake & Harper Woods. Stockon moves from the NLE to a new home in the ALC.
California should win the ALW, but Fort Worth will give them some trouble along the way. Portland & Castle Rock will be solid teams as well.
A showdown between any of the above-mentioned will battle for the American League Championship.
Santa Rosa is the clear-cut favorite in a team with two new franchises in the NLE.
Danbury, Michigan, Valdosta & Baltimore will beat each other up in the NLC. Any team could win this Divison.
Blarney Drive should cakewalk the NLW. Long Beach, Winnipeg, & new addition of Hollywood should keep this Division tight.
Any one of the aforementioned teams can walk away with the National League Championship.
It’s going to be a great season in the Mid-West Winter League & it all starts NOW!
The predictions are in, the first pitch has been thrown, and the 29th, Mid-West Winter League Season is now underway!
1999 DRAFT
The 1999 Mid-West Winter League Draft is scheduled for a soft start on Monday, March 7th, 2022.
The Draft is scheduled for Monday 03/07 – Saturday 03/26
The 1999 MWWL Draft Order has now been posted & the complete 288 Pick, 12 Round Selection Order has been posted.
This year we will be using a Google Spreadsheet for the Draft – courtesy of Steve Cutler.
1999 DRAFT GOOGLE SHEET / & MWWL SLACK
(Please download & set this for your Phone)
It will be a soft start on Monday 03/07 & time slots will start on Friday, 03/11.
Each time slot will be a 15 Minute Block.
If you do not make your pick by the designated time slot you will be skipped.
If you missed your time slot, you can go back in and make your skipped selection at any time.
1998 MWWL AWARDS
The 1998 MWWL Awards are now official. For a list of all the 1998 MWWL Awards please check out the Awards Voting Page.
Castle Rock’s Barry Bonds won the Most Valuable Player in the American League & Ken Griffey Jr. of the Danbury Mad Hatters won the National League’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Fort Worth’s Kevin Brown won the American League Cy Young & Tim Wakefield of the Manhattan Gas Hornets won the National Leagues Cy Young Award.
Harper Wood’s Todd Helton won the American League Rookie of the Year & Ben Grieve of the Newark Bears won the National League Rookie of the Year.
Mike Jackson won the American League Rolaids Reliever of the Year for Fort Worth & Tom Gordon of Hampton won the National League Rolaids Reliever of the Year Award.
Managers Chris DeMecurio of the World Series Champion – Corktown Bootleggers took home the Manager of the Year Award in the American League & Bill Schindel of Manhattan (National League Champions) took the honors in the National League.
1998 WORLD SERIES
Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Corktown Bootleggers |
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 PREVIEW –  The MWWL World Series features NL Winner, Manhattan Gas Hornets (107-55) vs. the Corktown Bootleggers (119-43). Manhattan took on Newark in the NL LCS winning in 6 games while Corktown defeated Chicago in 5. Both teams come in fairly rested, but both teams will also be with a key player. Luis Alicea – the main Gas Hornet 3bman will be missed (hitting .284/.420/.460 – surprising plug in their offense). And the Bootleggers will be without Ramon Martinez (6-3, 2.94 era in his 15 starts). He was expected to be their “ace” in the postseason. For Corktown, this is their 1st trip to the World Series, for the Gas Hornets, it’s their 2nd, winning the whole thing in 1987!
Manhattan performed well in the NL, 3rd in scoring 939 run, Manhattan was 2nd in hitting at .286, .357 obp and .445 slugging. Power wise, they 383 doubles, 27 triples, and 184 homers. Corktown however, bested most of those stats batting /.298/.382/.517 with 361 doubles, 43, triples and 283 homers – a significant difference. And they were 1st in scoring, 2nd in batting, 2nd in pitching, and 5th in fielding in the AL. All around, the best the AL had to offer! About the only offensive stat Manhattan beat out the Bootleggers was stolen bases – 138 to 39. But we are possibly seeing the difference between the DH and non-DH, well maybe somewhat. Even in the DL AL, the Bootleggers posted better number than the Gas Hornets in the pitching category – 3.51 era to 3.57 for Manhattan. And while Corktown hit more homers than Manhattan – they also gave up fewer (140 to 165) which can be a big factor since they hit more! Manhattan has a big ask in taming the Bootlegger bats and besting their pitching, but both teams are poised to give it their best shots. Will Manhattan be able to fire things up and fly fast under the radar in their championship quest, or will the booze running Corktown Bootleggers get the better of things in the series? FOR A COMPLETE PREVIEW – check out Ken’s World Series Preview! |