Author: LowkiSapfoot

Offseason Report: 1929 Winter Meetings

November 25, 1929 The UA Winter Meetings were held this month in Tiny Sea. There were still a handful of holdout stars on the touring baseball circuit that might fetch big contracts, as owners, GMs, and player agents met from November 14-17 to negotiate baseball’s future. Some free agents on the bubble for a roster … Continue reading Offseason Report: 1929 Winter Meetings →

NPL Unveiling Exclusive!

New League’s Board Bets on Innovation, Experimentation by Gregg Evans for Uplantica Sport November 1, 1929 PLAINS CITY, HUGGINS -- The brand new National Professional League will begin play in 1930. Commissioner Shannon Mukai held an open fan forum through the national post to request rule change ideas to implement in his new league. In … Continue reading NPL Unveiling Exclusive! →

Offseason Report: 1929 UA Awards

October 28, 1929 “The 1929 Uplantic Association awards have been presented. There was some controversy, as Roland’s Albert Pentana won the MVP when we all assumed Delle’s Antonio Teakowa would win the award, as he was just .020 BA points from a batting Triple Crown and tied the league record for home runs. It can’t … Continue reading Offseason Report: 1929 UA Awards →

1929 UA SemiFinal Series

The Salvation Brothers, 1928 Windsor Cup champions, are back in the SemiFinal Series after winning their 2nd straight West division title with a record of 60-40. The Deerborn White Sox appear in their first UA SemiFinal as the wild card team with a record of 61-39. The Brothers will have home field advantage in the … Continue reading 1929 UA SemiFinal Series →

Weekly Report: September 19, 1929

1929 UA Regular Season Comes to a Close For most of the league, it’s time to pack it in for the year and look forward to another chance next season. But for three talented teams, the chance at a Windsor Cup championship is almost within grasp. Keep reading to find out who is heading to … Continue reading Weekly Report: September 19, 1929 →

Weekly Report: September 9, 1929

With only two weeks left, Deerborn is currently 2 games in front of Northsouth for the wildcard, with Salvation and Roland in control in their divisions. Roland leads Salvation by 3 games for the best record in the league, which will earn a bye to the Windsor Cup Finals at the end of the regular … Continue reading Weekly Report: September 9, 1929 →

Weekly Report: September 2, 1929

The trade deadline was this Wednesday, August 28…basement dwellers are beginning to be mathematically eliminated with just over two weeks to go... Shannon Mukai, the commissioner of the new National Professional League set to begin play next year, put out an open call today for rule change ideas to implement in his new league. Fans … Continue reading Weekly Report: September 2, 1929 →

Weekly Report: August 26, 1929

History is made on both sides of the plate in a week with the first no-hitter and the first player to hit for the cycle in UA history…Andy Thompson returns to the Salvation lineup…The trade deadline looms next Wednesday, 8/28. What kind of last-minute moves will we see as teams competing for playoff spots look … Continue reading Weekly Report: August 26, 1929 →