Notes: I’ve updated some URLs on the site, so there may be some 404s. I’ll fix them as I see ’em. I’ve updated the Week 1 Update post to include team power rankings, too! Expect these to be added to the podcast and the weekly posts.
Divergent League’s first set of Sunday Afternoon games starts off with an inter-family rivalry: Phil’s Mets .vs. Chuck’s Expos. Who will win this battle for Nelson Baseball Supremacy? Only time will tell. (Update: The Expos smashed the Mets, 6-0)
Other games on the schedule, which will be played time-permitting:
Dodgers @ Giants (Hank)
Blue Jays (Seamus) @ Phillies (Derek L)
Reds (George) @ Pirates (CPU)
Join us starting 12 noon Pacific time on twitch.tv/extrafuture for some 1993 Baseball Action.
Howdy folks, it’s your commish here, with our first Divergent League Update for the 1993 Season. You can listen to this update here or subscribe to the feed:
Steve Finley leads the AL in dingers with 5 in just 8 games. Barry Bonds sits atop the NL with 4. Mark McGwire, Pete Incavilia and Barry Bonds are all tied for the lead in RBIs at 10. Rod Beck and Gregg Olson share the honors for most Saves with 5 so far. Andy Benes and David Cone take the top spots for Ks with at 21 for Benes and 19 for Cone.
On to the injury beat, so far everybody’s safe as houses. Let’s hope it stays that way.
Here are the standings (update: and power rankings. These rankings are from 1st to last in the league based on current ratings) for player teams with 1 week of games in the books:
This weekend saw the Divergent League Baseball draft, where owners were introduced and formally selected teams and players. The final results are as follows:
Seamus – Blue Jays – Rickey Henderson
Henry – Giants – Pete Harnish
Derek L – Phillies – Mark Langston
Tony – Tigers – Tony Gwynn
Charles – Expos – Andres Galaraga
Austin – Rangers – Kenny Lofton
Gary – Cubs – Mark Portugal
Sandra – Mariners – Albert Belle
Travis – White Sox – Craig Biggio
Liam – Yankees – Danny Darwin
Derek – Braves – Mike Piazza
George – Reds – Bryan Harvey
Dan – Royals – Greg Vaughn
Phil – Mets – Cal Ripken Jr
There was some team-swapping over the event. Through negotiation the Expos, Tigers, and Blue Jays switched owners to the ones listed above.
The Divergent League Baseball 1993 season is just around the corner, and it’s high time we did some research. The video embedded above was produced by MLB Network, and is a nice little recap of the “real life” 1993 season.
There will be a Divergent League 1993 Season Preview in the form of a Home Run derby on Friday, January 8th 2021. Subscribe to the Twitch channel to be informed when it goes live.