Meridian Royals

Team: Meridian Royals [ID #627]

Location: Meridian, ID (Northwest)

Owner: None

Rank: #553 - Rating: 71.98

Fan Mood: 74.92

Prestige: 23

Color: Red Pinstripes

Team Notes:

• Apr 07 2064: Grady Ellis was signed as a free agent.
• Mar 14 2064: Víctor Calderón was released.
• Mar 14 2064: Matt Brickman was released.
• Jan 13 2064: Víctor Calderón was selected to the national team of Honduras.
• Jan 13 2064: Jesús Arenas was selected to the national team of Cuba.
• Jan 13 2064: Henrique Pimentel was selected to the national team of Brazil.
• Nov 02 2063: Claudio Cavazos was named the Rookie of the Year.
• May 03 2063: Brian Dowdy was released.
• Apr 07 2063: Ivan Valenzuela was released.
• Apr 07 2063: Chris Shook was signed as a free agent.

League Record:

Wins: 5 Losses: 5 Pct: .500 Last10: 5-5 Streak: W2

Ave: 4.3 - 4.2 RS: 43 RA: 42 DIFF: +1 Power Index: 101.3

Cup:

Group 88 [0 | Still Alive]

Press Releases:

Jun 05 2045: Pulido Notches 180th Career Save, Breaks Franchise Record - by ESac on May 3rd, 2020

June 5th, 2045 - Phoenix, AZ

The Phoenix Stars win a close game 6-5 today against the Eagan Turtles. RP Ian Fontana gets the win for the Stars, but the main takeaway from the game is the save from veteran closer Lorenzo Pulido.
The Venezuelan struck out three batters in front of a sold out crowd at American Airlines Park. The save is Pulido's 180th of his career, passing Robert Madden's franchise save record.
After the game, with the help of a translator, Pulido reacted to the setting the record.
"It's always a great feeling to go out every day to help your team. I thank Doc [Waters] and the rest of the Stars organization for believing in me." he said.
Outside of Pulido, Shoma Misawa went 2-5 with a home run in the second inning. Jose Meza went 2-4 with a game-winning double in the eighth inning.
The Stars return to the Park tomorrow in their second game in a three game series against the Eagan Turtles.

Oct 18 2031: Mountain View Artists reach goal for 2031 - by wil_m on April 30th, 2017

Game date October 18, 2031:

The Mountain View Artists have reached their goal of winning 85 games.

It was a long rebuilding season playing many many many rookies and young players. There were many losing streaks due to this. but there was also times when the team showed real potential.

With a very young team, the Artists now look towards the future. Next season will be interesting. The team will still be growing but may be capable of doing some better things. The team is still humble and young but time will tell.

Jul 14 2031: Mountain View Artists happy with team record at All Star Break 2031 - by wil_m on April 5th, 2017

The Mountain View Artists at the All Star Break are very pleased with the team's performance and record so far for the 2031 season. The team is continuing with their rebuilding process with young players and rookies filling important roles. Several position players are learning new positions on the fly in the major leagues.

Yet the team has managed to post a 48 – 32 record for the first half of the season. This surpasses all expectations. A large amount of credit should go to manager “Doc” Waters and to our players!

Feb 19 2031: Glendale Meteors move! They are now the Mountain View Artists - by wil_m on February 24th, 2017

The Glendale Meteors have moved to Mountain View, California! They are now the Mountain View Artists. The team owner said he may want an open air stadium in the future. Arizona is too hot for that so the team moved to Mountain View, California. The team may change to an open air stadium in the future and being in Mountain View, California allows for that to happen.

The name Artists was chosen to reflect the team's current rebuilding mode. The franchise hopes to build a good team in the same way an artist crafts a good painting. Maybe the team's pitchers will be doing some painting of the corners and will pitch masterpieces of their own.

Oct 31 2030: Glendale very happy with 2030 year end record during rebuilding year. - by wil_m on February 15th, 2017

Glendale is very pleased with this year's 89-71 record during this rebuilding year. Team executives were quoted as saying that, “This year we were just trying to give our rookies and young players some playing time and give them experience. To finish 9 games above .500 while doing that is truly a blessing. Our players and coaches deserve a lot of credit. It will be another few years before we are ready to compete for a division title, but we look forward to more rebuilding next year in 2031.”