The 1998 Mid-West Winter League All-Star Game was held on Saturday Night, November 7th, 1998 in the home of the Hollywood Vampires.

“Special recognition is given here to Brandon Hogan & Greg “Sarge” Stauffer for taking on the past All-Star Games Project as they will be playing these out and catching up not only the MWWL but some past MWBL All-Star Games.   Thank you very much Brandon & Sarge for helping out with these projects.  I hope you enjoy the Mid-West Winter & Mid-West Baseball League as much as we have done for the past 25 Years!”

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The 1997 Mid-West Winter League All-Star Game was held on Saturday Night, November 8th, 1997 in the home of the Chicago Demolition.

“Special recognition is given here to Brandon Hogan & Greg “Sarge” Stauffer for taking on the past All-Star Games Project as they will be playing these out and catching up not only the MWWL but some past MWBL All-Star Games.   Thank you very much Brandon & Sarge for helping out with these projects.  I hope you enjoy the Mid-West Winter & Mid-West Baseball League as much as we have done for the past 25 Years!”

After bouncing back in the 1996 edition, the National League looked to continue leading the decade in all-star game wins. Before the 1997 game American League manager George Skiles said that no matter what the N.L. throws at them this year they will find a way to get one back. It isn’t often a manager outright guarantees a victory but the confidence is due to Greg Maddux starting the game for 3rd time in 4 years. When he started in 94 and 95 the AL pulled out victories. He is a good luck charm. The N.L. is countering again with Randy Johnson who started in the 94 and 95 games as well. A pattern is being established in the league and when it’s Maddux vs. Johnson in an AS game, the AL shows up. Continue reading →

The 1995 Mid-West Winter League All-Star Game was held on Saturday Night, October 14th, 1995 in the home of the Detroit Crime.

“Special recognition is given here to Brandon Hogan & Greg “Sarge” Stauffer for taking on the past All-Star Games Project as they will be playing these out and catching up not only the MWWL but some past MWBL All-Star Games.   Thank you very much Brandon & Sarge for helping out with these projects.  I hope you enjoy the Mid-West Winter & Mid-West Baseball League as much as we have done for the past 25 Years!”

We are back for another MWWL all-star classic! After finally breaking through in 1994, the American League was our gracious host for the 1995 version. Both teams brought out the same starters as the 1994 game as Greg Maddux and Randy Johnson go head-to-head. Johnson wanted to forget about his disaster to start the game last year and get the National League back on the winning side. If you’re a pitcher in an all-star game, it is best if no one remembers you pitched. Well, that was the case here for the first two innings. A combination of Johnson and Orel Hershiser kept the AL bats at bay while Maddux and Denny Neagle did the same for the NL bats.
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The 1994 Mid-West Winter League All-Star Game was held on Saturday Night, October 15th, 1994 in the home of the Steel City Sluggers

“Special recognition is given here to Brandon Hogan & Greg “Sarge” Stauffer for taking on the past All-Star Games Project as they will be playing these out and catching up not only the MWWL but some past MWBL All-Star Games as well.   Thank you very much Brandon & Sarge for helping out with these projects.  I hope you enjoy the Mid-West Winter & Mid-West Baseball League as much as we have done for the past 25 Years!”

The 1994 Mid-West Winter League annual classic between the NL and AL brings us an incredibly confident NL team as they have dominated these games in the 1990s, including 3 wins in a row. They look to continue that for a 4th straight. The starters are Greg Maddux for the AL who won his first Cy Young in 1994 with a stat line of 18-6 with a 1.24 ERA and 8 complete games. Randy Johnson earned the honor of starter in a year that he also won his first Cy Young and compiled a 9-10 record with a 2.21 ERA and 4 complete games. Don’t let the record fool you, Johnson is the real deal. Continue reading →

The 1993 Mid-West Winter League All-Star Game was held on Tuesday Night, November 7th, 1993 in the home of the Winnipeg Gold Eyes.

“Special recognition is given here to Brandon Hogan & Greg “Sarge” Stauffer for taking on the past All-Star Games Project as they will be playing these out and catching up not only the MWWL but some past MWBL All-Star Games as well.   Thank you very much Brandon & Sarge for helping out with these projects.  I hope you enjoy the Mid-West Winter & Mid-West Baseball League as much as we have done for the past 25 Years!”

The Mid-West Winter League National League coaches and managers are going to sign a petition asking for the Commissioner to change the name of the All-Star Game to the Ken Griffey Junior Showcase. As he did in 1991 and 1992 Junior will be driving back home in his brand-new Saturn Vue with the MVP Trophy buckled in safely in the passenger seat. The Saturn Vue represents unsurpassed value and comfort in today’s market and the Saturn brand is sure to be on top of the car world for decades to come.

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