Game Date: May 31st, 2067

Farmington Hills Cardinals

Team: Farmington Hills Cardinals [ID #208]

Location: Farmington Hills, MI (Midwest)

League: Legends - West

Owner: 5L1NK
          [since June 10th 2015 | last seen December 20th 2024]

Manager: Harvey Bock

Ballpark: Gerardo Concepción Memorial Park

Rank: #5 - Rating: 260.61

Fan Mood: 126.36

Prestige: 60

Color: Red

Team Notes:

• May 31 2067: Arnold Caruthers was claimed off of waivers.
• May 17 2067: Randall Belcher was signed as a free agent.
• May 10 2067: Terrence Schmidt was claimed off of waivers.
• Apr 29 2067: Marcos Saucedo was claimed off of waivers.
• Mar 18 2067: Jim Weller was signed as a free agent.
• Mar 04 2067: Andrew Kurtz was claimed off of waivers.
• Feb 19 2067: Dave Terry was signed as a free agent.
• Feb 19 2067: Matt Rawlings was signed as a free agent.
• Feb 19 2067: Juan Pablo Narvaez was claimed off of waivers.
• Feb 05 2067: Kiké Madrigal was claimed off of waivers.

League Record:

Wins: 29     Losses: 15     Pct: .659     Last10: 5-5     Streak: L2

Ave: 5.3 - 3.9     RS: 233     RA: 173     DIFF: +60         Power Index: 104.0

Cup:

Group 46 [2 | Still Alive]

Press Releases:

Mar 04 2065: End of an Era: Valentin Retires after 30 years, Byrd and Valentin Inducted into HOF - by 5L1NK on June 23rd, 2024

After 30 Seasons as the Cardinals Skipper, Diego Valentin has called it a career. Retiring with every record to be held as the teams' Manager, his induction into the Hall of Fame was inevitable. "It's bittersweet, I had long planned to retire in 2062 on my 65th birthday but my family told me not go retire on a losing season, I came back for 2063 with that intending to be my last but then we promoted to legends and my family said I should take this opportunity to coach at the highest level. After our success and unbelievable run to become Division champs, I knew that after this playoff series, I would be hanging them up for good. I've got grandkids that want their Abuelo to throw batting practice with them" Valentin Continued "It has been an honor to coach this team for three decades and see a lot of these men mature and have remarkable careers. I'm especially glad to hand off this team to the capable hands of Harvey as he's been a key factor to my success as a manager for the last 13 seasons."

The Cardinals now move forward with former Pitching Coach Harvey Bock taking over as skipper. "It's been an honor and privilege to be mentored by Diego and work with him over a third of his heralded career, I only hope I can live up to the legacy he has built and continue the clubs success moving forward.

Additionally, Joe Byrd's Retirement and HOF induction added mixed feelings to the organization who have lost two greats to retirement. "With Diego calling it quits and my hair getting grey, it was time for me to pass on the torch to the youth in our organization." Byrd stated in his speech " To have my career linked with such a great group of men and an organization that pushed us to succeed, it's been one of my greatest honors to wear the red and white and have my name put up with some of the greats of this franchise"

Owner 5L1NK statement was brief: "I don't have the words to emphasize the amount of respect and adoration I have for these two greats. Diego and Joe are the embodiment of the Cardinals organization and their stats and accolades have built this franchise into what we are and what we will continue to be. Myself and the whole organization wish these gentlemen the best in their long deserved retirement."

The Cardinals will start their first official game without Valentin behind the bench since 2033 on March 23, 2065




Mar 04 2065: - by 5L1NK on June 23rd, 2024





Oct 18 2059: Curse is Broken: Cardinals Promote! - by 5L1NK on May 20th, 2023

Tears flooded the stands and Dugout in Gerardo Concepcion Memorial Park as the Cardinals snap an 18 season long promotion drought and get to start a season outside IV.2 since 2046. As news of the clinch was spread around the ballpark during the final outs of the game, Diego Valentin shed a handful of tears acknowledging success he has spent too long a time away from. As the team that's used to being good but not good enough takes time to appreciate the importance of their success, they also will be prepping for their first playoff series in almost 2 decades.

"We will be spending the next day or two celebrating this team's hard earned success. But rest assured this team will be back to work to make sure this playoff series will be competitive and entertaining for the fans who have craved our long lost success" Said Valentin through teary eyes.

As of this release the Cardinals east playoff opponent has yet to be crowned.


May 03 2042: Star Wars Day in Saratoga - by 5L1NK on September 5th, 2019

May the Fourth be with you! Cards will be celebrating Star Wars day with a match against a familiar foe. While very young, the rivalry between Saratoga & Farmington Hills is very operatic, much like the movie franchise. The story unknowingly began with the Lynch signing over 14 years ago, the rivalry hibernated until Independence day 2041 where Saratoga massacred the Cardinals in Saratoga, prompting Morgan Lynch to cease all press interviews related to Saratoga. Saratoga further dominated the Cards in the regular season until playoffs, where the Cards pulled off an upset rivaling the fan reception of The Last Jedi. With both teams promoting, the rivalry is expected to become heated, with Saratoga looking to get redemption for a disappointing playoff series. Rumors have spread about an unknown party influencing cup and league schedules to allow the teams to clash on Star Wars day and once more on Independence Day, but these have yet to be confirmed.

When reached for comment about the rivalry, GM/Owner 5L1NK had this to say:

"Our rivalry with SplatterMonkey and his Highlanders, was unexpected, yet highly welcomed. Obviously I'm pretty upbeat about it cause my boys had the last laugh in 2041, but we learned the hard way last Independence day that they are not a squad to take lightly, everyone in the organization is treating each of our upcoming series against them like the 2041 playoffs."

Cards sit top of their cup grouping at 9-3 with Saratoga trailing at .500. Even though cup qualifiers are not taken as seriously, this series is being hyped up by fans in both cities itching for another clash. Vegas experts have astonishingly dubbed the series as a 50/50 with no clear favorite in sight, causing gamblers to pull out their hair.

To commemorate the day, both teams will be wearing Star Wars themed uniforms. Despite being away in Saratoga, Cardinals will be wearing Light side uniforms to match their wand red color scheme while Saratoga will take the dark side to match their black and red color scheme. Designs have yet to be finalized, but rumors in Farmington Hills swirl about a Red 5 tribute to Luke Skywalker's X-wing. As expected, FHL reporters were unable to get a peep out of Saratoga about their design plans.

All that is confirmed is the loser of the game will have to sit through a showing of attack of the clones with the whiny Anakin Scenes played at half speed to increase the length on cringing.


Jul 02 2041: 4th of July Hosts Clash of the Titans and Unlikely Reunion - by 5L1NK on July 7th, 2019

Independence Day 2041, A time where you can witness the top 3 teams from III.3 West take on the top 3 Teams from the East. 1st place Farmington Hills square off against their first place counterpart Saratoga Highlanders, while 2nd Place Conroe, hot on FHL's trail, will face off with 2nd Place Harrisonburg, also hot on Saratoga's trail. Last but not least, 3rd place Boulder Free Zoners bring their high powered offense out to 3rd place Mehlville for another likely shootout.

While Independence day showcases the top 6 teams in the league duking it out, it also provides an interesting reunion between a former first round pick and his original team. Morgan Lynch had a very short tenure with the Poughkeepsie (now Saratoga) Highlanders after he was drafted in the first round of 2028 by them, Rumor is that while it only took a day for them to cut him for roster space, the front office felt like it took 5 days to make the decision. Half a month and 21 contract offers later, Morgan decided to take his services to Farmington Hills, Michigan. Since then, the 31 year old Lynch has filled his wall with accolades such as 6 all star selections, 3 all leagues, a 30-30 club membership, a ROY, league MVP and 3 Championship Rings.

GM 5L1NK smirked when asked for comment on the Lynch signing. "If I knew at the time when he signed the contract that he would become the best DH in Cardinals History, I would have bought SplatterMonkey a steak dinner at Ruth's Chris"

"Obviously at 18 years, I was pretty bitter about being cut, but now i'm thankful for it considering what opportunity I got in Farmington Hills" Lynch explained when asked about his return to face the Highlanders. "I'm not really focused on trying to impress my ex if you catch my drift, I just want our boys to snag some wins and keep 1st place, if i go 5 for 5 or 0 for 5, it doesn't matter, as long as we win"

Saratoga's Front office could not be reached for comment in time for publication



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