Youth movement signifies new era of Swine baseball
Part three of four on the offseason of the London Imperial Swine baseball team
Four years ago, the Swine’s opening day lineup boasted not a single player under 28 years old. Later this week, the Swine’s 2024 opening day lineup is likely to contain three players younger than 25 [...]

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London inks one big name; several veteran role-players
Part two of four on the offseason of the London Imperial Swine baseball team
London entered the offseason with the hopes of acquiring a front-end starting pitcher, an everyday middle infielder, and a slugging first baseman. The Swine headed into Spring Training with arguably just one of those needs [...]

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2023 Recap: Disappointment all too familiar for Swine fans
Part one of four on the offseason of the London Imperial Swine baseball team
Last season marked the fourth straight playoff appearance and sixth in the past eight seasons for the London Imperial Swine, and it ended in all-too-familiar fashion: without a championship. London will head into 2024 [...]

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Inducted into the Hall of Fame:
C Pio “3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679…” Valdovinos (92.3%)
SP Allen Vandusen (76.9%)
 
Those that received 3 or more votes and are eligible again next year:
SP Sakuichirou Kaii, 3rd Year (61.5%)
1B Coy Rosser, 2nd Year (53.8%)
SP Oscar Munoz, 1st Year (46.2%)
SS Eddie Bruno, 4th Year (38.5%)
CL Norman Jennings, 1st Year (38.5%)
LF Charles Calhoun, 1st Year (30.8%)
 
Received [...]

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The South Carolina Strom Thurmonds have decided to make a few changes. This is nothing new lately, following last year’s last place debacle and what looks to be a replay this year. The first move has been the demotion to AAA of starter Joseph Burrell. He was struggling with a 2-8 record and an [...]

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There was little acrimony and surprisingly little fanfare as he cleaned out his locker.  But, quietly going about his business as always, Bill Wright packed up his memories and closed the book on his 13-year tenure with the Cheddar Bay Biscuits.
It was a disappointing year in just about every way for Wright.  Age seemed to [...]

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The South Carolina Strom Thurmonds are bad. Not just your regular run of the mill bad, they are excruciatingly bad. The kind of bad where it’s actually a tough decision whether to watch a game or stick your head in a microwave. It’s unbelievable how bad this team is. The offense has fallen into a [...]

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Class of 2022: (voting results)

2nd Baseman – Vincent Teems – Stockholm Royal Squirrels of Sweden

Birthday: 10/26/1983
Height: 6′ 0"
Weight: 220 lbs
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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When word came back from the team doctor that Samuel Rocha was done for the year, a collective sob was heard in Strom Thurmondland (and if you’re ever in Strom Thurmonland, check out the Hall of Aryan Nations). The loss of the team’s best player put a bit of a damper on two big free [...]

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