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darkcloud4579 · 10-04-2009, 03:13 PM

Another year. Same old Seraphs. The team was retooled and aided by a $10 million salary cap increase, the team was able to make some moves. Players were dealt, new guys were brought in and well...for the third straight year, the team won 117 games.

But this time, it wasn't a record, because the New York Gothams, a team that has never won a championship since being founded in 1840, decided to put it all together, winning a league record 123 games during the regular season.

After trading up to get the first pick in the draft, they did it to get 3B phenom Mat Johansen, the son of -- you guessed it -- Lars-Erik Johansen who said he'd keep playing (he's now 47 for those of you counting at home) until his son made the majors.

Well, lucky for Lars that his son didn't give him long to wait, as he did it during his rookie campaign as a 20-year old.

The Angels tried their best, armed with another rotation led by Gunner Carter, Nelson Mares and Paul Castle -- all 20-game winners -- the ballclub again had the best pitching staff in the league and was 1st or 2nd in most batting categories, as well.

This year's playoffs were a bit kinder to the boys from Hollywood, as they faced off against Colorado City, the #7 seed in the playoffs and swept them to advance to their first-ever Division Championship Series takng on the Triplets of Evansville, who won the Central Division title at 98-64. It took six games, but they knocked them off setting up the battle EVERYONE wanted to see -- New York v. Los Angeles. When the league approved a new team in LA after the demise of Rio Grande, literally this was the sort of series that folks were hoping for.

The Seraphs were not favored against the Gothams, who had been rollng on all cylinders for most of the year. Rookie Mat Johansen led the team with 34 home runs, his father led the team with 22-wins, despite his age and a balanced rotation of Jim Miller (19 wins, 234 K), Van Anderson (16 wins, 230 K) and Jeff O'Rorke (21 wins) thwarted the Seraphs in their bid to claim a Daylight Series title, giving the Gothams their first EVER Union League championship winning the series 5 games to 1.

So where do the Seraphs go from here? No decision has been made on the future of Dark Cloud or many of the players. The core is still intact and with a few modest moves, the team would be easily back in contention again. Maybe it'll take some creativity to ensure the team has its horses in places for a long postseason run, but...in the end, Los Angeles is learning is that it's not just about regular season wins, but stringing together 13 wins in October to claim the league's ultimate prize.

10-04-2009, 03:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,248 Blog Entries: 29 Thanks: 73 Thanked 66x in 37 posts	1869 los angeles seraphs Another year. Same old Seraphs. The team was retooled and aided by a $10 million salary cap increase, the team was able to make some moves. Players were dealt, new guys were brought in and well...for the third straight year, the team won 117 games. But this time, it wasn't a record, because the New York Gothams, a team that has never won a championship since being founded in 1840, decided to put it all together, winning a league record 123 games during the regular season. After trading up to get the first pick in the draft, they did it to get 3B phenom Mat Johansen, the son of -- you guessed it -- Lars-Erik Johansen who said he'd keep playing (he's now 47 for those of you counting at home) until his son made the majors. Well, lucky for Lars that his son didn't give him long to wait, as he did it during his rookie campaign as a 20-year old. The Angels tried their best, armed with another rotation led by Gunner Carter, Nelson Mares and Paul Castle -- all 20-game winners -- the ballclub again had the best pitching staff in the league and was 1st or 2nd in most batting categories, as well. This year's playoffs were a bit kinder to the boys from Hollywood, as they faced off against Colorado City, the #7 seed in the playoffs and swept them to advance to their first-ever Division Championship Series takng on the Triplets of Evansville, who won the Central Division title at 98-64. It took six games, but they knocked them off setting up the battle EVERYONE wanted to see -- New York v. Los Angeles. When the league approved a new team in LA after the demise of Rio Grande, literally this was the sort of series that folks were hoping for. The Seraphs were not favored against the Gothams, who had been rollng on all cylinders for most of the year. Rookie Mat Johansen led the team with 34 home runs, his father led the team with 22-wins, despite his age and a balanced rotation of Jim Miller (19 wins, 234 K), Van Anderson (16 wins, 230 K) and Jeff O'Rorke (21 wins) thwarted the Seraphs in their bid to claim a Daylight Series title, giving the Gothams their first EVER Union League championship winning the series 5 games to 1. So where do the Seraphs go from here? No decision has been made on the future of Dark Cloud or many of the players. The core is still intact and with a few modest moves, the team would be easily back in contention again. Maybe it'll take some creativity to ensure the team has its horses in places for a long postseason run, but...in the end, Los Angeles is learning is that it's not just about regular season wins, but stringing together 13 wins in October to claim the league's ultimate prize.