Interleague play... I was skeptical at first, but it was exciting. NL kicked ass. Big surprise. Season's too long with the extra round of playoffs. As commissioner I will bring back the 154 game season.
Some monster offensive seasons, McGwire, Piazza, Thomas, & Gwynn. And I don't see this changing with two new expansion teams... look for HR leaders to get in the 50s on a regular basis, and watch Maris' record fall hard!
And there are still a handful of classic pitchers in the game. Start with Greg Maddux (2.20/19-4) John Smoltz, and Tom Glavine (2.96) of the Braves, Johnson, Clemens, Mussina, Martinez... amazing that they change uniforms so quickly.
World Champions: Florida Marlins (NL, disbanded team 5 minutes later)
AL Champs: Cleveland Indians (establishing a good winning tradition in a nice ballpark)
NL BATTING: Tony Gwynn (.372)
AL BATTING: Frank Thomas (.347) The Big Hurt, The Man.
LEADER: Mark McGwire (58/123/.274 are his totals, traded from the A's to the Cards in August, I think.)
NL HR: Larry Walker (49)
AL HR: Junior Griffey (56)
NL MVP: Larry Walker (49/130/.366/33 stolen bases/409 total bases/Gold Glove)
AL MVP: Junior Griffey (56/147... what can you say? Nice year, Junior.)
NL CY YOUNG: Pedro Martinez (305k/1.90, traded to Boston shortly after being named)
AL CY YOUNG: Roger Clemens (Cy #4 and pitching's triple crown for the Rocket)
NL ROOKIE: Scott Rolen (.283/21/92)
AL ROOKIE: Nomar Garciaparra (.306/30/98/209 hits) The Natural.
