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Featured Player CURRENT ERA 3.81 CAREER ERA 3.43 Curt Schilling Full name: Curtis Montague Schilling Born: 11/14/66 Birthplace: Anchorage,AK,USA Height: 6'4" Weight: 215 Position: P Bats: Right Throws: Right MLB Debut: 07-SEP-88 G IP W L R ER SO BB GS CG SHO SV SVO H HR HBP ERA YTD 29 210.1 11 12 90 89 168 45 29 8 2 0 0 204 27 1 3.81 Season began on Philadelphia's disabled list as Schilling recovered from off-season arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder...after rehab work in the Phils' minor league system, he made his debut on April 30, losing a 4-3 decision at home to the Cardinals. Evened his record with a complete game 6-0 win in Atlanta on May 6, scattering 11 hits and a walk with 9 K's, his first of 2 route-going shutouts over the Braves in 2000...the win was also the 100th of his major league career.

Active Roster

Name	Position	Bats		Name	Position	Throws
Position Players				Pitchers
Danny Bautista	Left Field	Rsp		Kris Benson	Starter	Right
Aaron Boone	3rd Base	Rsp		Jason Christiansen	Middle Relief	Left
Roosevelt Brown	Left Field	Lsp		Vic Darensbourg	Middle Relief	Left
Luis Castillo	2nd Base	Ssp		Ryan Dempster	Starter	Right
Sean Casey	1st Base	Lsp		Byung-Hyun Kim	Closer	Right
J.D. Drew	Right Field	Lsp		Ray King	Middle Relief	Left
Cliff Floyd	Left Field	Lsp		Wade Miller	Starter	Right
Joe Girardi	Catcher	Rsp		Curt Schilling	Starter	Right
Julio Lugo	Shortstop	Rsp		Chuck Smith	Starter	Right
Damian Miller	Catcher	Rp		Todd Van Poppel	Middle Relief	Right
Sammy Sosa	Right Field	Rsp
Bill Spiers	3rd Base	Lsp
Enrique Wilson	3rd Base	Ssp

Injured
No players currently on Injured Reserve.

Farm (Iowa Cubs)

Name	Position	Bats		Name	Position	Throws
Position Players				Pitchers
Clemente Alvarez	Catcher	Rsp		Alan Benes	Middle Relief	Right
Marlon Anderson	2nd Base	Lsp		Octavio Dotel	Starter	Right
Kevin Barker	1st Base	Lsp		Seth Etherton	Starter	Right
Glen Barker	Center Field	Ssp		Ron Mahay	Middle Relief	Left
Santiago Perez	Shortstop	Ssp		Gregg Olson	Middle Relief	Right
Gary Matthews Jr.	Left Field	Ssp		Jeremy Powell	Starter	Right
Kevin Nicholson	Shortstop	Ssp		Jerrod Riggan	Middle Relief	Right
Corey Patterson	Center Field	Lsp		Jesus Sanchez	Starter	Left
Luis Saturria	Center Field	Rsp		Chris Seelbach	Middle Relief	Right
				T.J. Tucker	Starter	Right
				Kerry Wood	Starter	Right

Manager Biography - Mike Ballentine

League
Ballentine is one of the league's original owners. Since the league's first commissioner skippered the Chicago Cubs, Ballentine agreed to pilot the St. Louis Cardinals. While at the helm of the Redbirds, Ballentine successfully guided them to a playoff appearance during their first two seasons, losing to Detroit in the first round in 1989 and to Milwaukee in 1990. Ballentine jumped ship in '92 and captured his first league championship with the Cleveland Indians. Ballentine returned to the Cardinals the following year where he was met with numerous injuries and an underachieving team. Unfortunately, the losing continued in 1994 and Ballentine resigned to take the manager position with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Once again, a fresh start was just what the doctor ordered as Ballentine and the Dodgers enjoyed a championship-winning season defeating the Pirates, 4 games to 3. Ballentine decided his work was done in the City of Angels and returned for his unprecedented third stint onboard the Cardinal ship. This time, the Redbirds soared as Ballentine won his second title in a row and third overall. Ballentine once again sought after new horizons and landed his dream job - Chicago Cubs field boss. In his two seasons at the Friendly Confines, the Cubs have captured two division titles, winning the most games in the league over the course of that span. However, the Cubs were upset by the Giants in the divisional round in '99 and were defeated by the Padres in last year's championship as San Diego became the first unowned team to win a title. At the close of the 2000 campaign, Ballentine stepped down as league commissioner ending a nine-year tenure, citing a need to spend more time on his career as well as the Cubs. Ballentine enjoys the second best managerial winning percentage in league history, all the while serving as the only manager in the league to compete in every season. Moreover, he has captured the most division titles as well as the most championships. Though a student of the Whitey Herzog school of managing, a firm belief in good pitching, defense and speed, the Cubs led the league in scoring last season, the first such finish for any Ballentine-led ballclub.

Personal
Ballentine recently graduated from the University of Tulsa College of Law. He will make his home in Wetumpka, Alabama and endeavors to begin his legal career as a prosecutor. However, Ballentine hopes to enter politics in the future. He has lived in Alabama since 1994, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1998. Ballentine was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where the league also saw its birth. Ballentine is currently single.

Email Team Manager Mike Ballentine at: mrballentine@hotmail.com

Email Commissioner Jeff McIntosh at: leia2xena@netzero.net