Jan 13 2064: Blue Locks Long Goal Met - by tiffit1223 on March 31st, 2024
One of the main focus when we started this journey was to be the home of Japanese talent. Moving up divisions up we compromised the expansion to father all Asian talent not specific of a country so we can also have fair play.
We started this journey not long ago at Division VI and we reached our main goal of having multiple players representing Asian National teams.
Heritage is forever, Championships are too.
Jul 28 2059: Update on our Goals! - by tiffit1223 on April 30th, 2023
At the start of the 2058 season, we committed in developing Japanese talent since our founders have all Japanese heritage. However, we didn't expect such a great result in league and consistent results and due to this we are updating our Goals, expanding our reach.
We are going to commit into developing Asian talent all abroad in order to keep ourselves competitive for the league. Our main focus is and always will be Japan; However we are also fathering young Asian talent we find while looking for ours.
Nov 01 2058: Blue Locks VI.32 Champions - by tiffit1223 on March 8th, 2023
Cape Coral Blue Locks are the VI.32 2058 Champions.
Team main goal is to develop Japanese players, but also to maintain competitiveness integrity by performing. Results are there.
Now the adventure will continue in a new division plus a Championship for this New Franchise.
Apr 03 2058: Blue Locks Plan - by tiffit1223 on January 12th, 2023
Blue Locks project consist in not only doing good in the league and trying to get to the next division. It also takes pride of their Japanese heritage and will try to welcome and build a young system of Japanese players without sacrificing performance on team.
1st Year.
Will consist of reaching all the young free agents from Japan, while trying to draft some.
2nd Year. Will focus on waiver claims from draftees and also more draft.
3rd Year. We won't longer look into free agency, our main focus will be developing the Japanese players welcomed in years before.
4th year, pivotal year of development, we will be hoping to have a 1/5 of our roster with Japanese players.
5th Year will be as similar as 4th. Hoping our draft scouts get enough Japanese talent
6th Year Goal is to have either 1/4 of Japanese players in our roster while being competitive or to get one played called to the World Classic.
7th Year Main and final goal is to have a player in the World Classic
Apr 14 2039: Cycle robbed from Cook? - by nojosdad5 on January 13th, 2019
On March 29th, in game 3 of Asheville's opening home stand of the 2039 season, 1 man came oh so close to history. "Captain" Steve Cook, 27 years old from Shreveport Louisiana in his 3 full year with Asheville, embarked on a game of a lifetime. Leading off the 2nd inning against Esteban Banda, pitching for Peoria, Cook took the 1st pitch he saw and drove it into the left field bleachers giving Asheville a 3 run lead. Then, with 1 out in the 4th, Cook crushed another Banda pitch off the left field wall, coasting into 2nd with a double. Cook went on to single in the 6th off relief pitcher Howell, setting him up to try for that ever elusive cycle. The stuff of every ballplayers childhood dreams are now in his sights. Leading off the bottom of the 8th, with Howell on the mound, Cook digs in hoping for a triple, the hardest one for Cook. He's only tripled 2 other times in his Major League career and he's definitely not known for he's speed, but here he is hoping the stars will align themselves, He carefully goes through his warmup routine, careful to do it exactly right, as not to jinks it. Howell delivers an inside fastball to brush Cook off the plate. This ill-fated pitch sails further in than Howell probably wanting and hits Cook in the small of his back. Try as he may Cook could not avoid the pitch, ending his chance for the cycle. Asheville goes on to win 8-0, but Cook will forever be plagued with a pain, not from being hit with pitch, but from the historical moment that never happened.