SEATTLE DOING THE UNEXPECTED?
Seawolves GM Popper Turning Around Struggling Franchise Sooner Than Expected
By Brandon Popper Seattle Seawolves GM SIMBL Contributor
The Seattle SeaWolves thinking about the playoffs? Yes that is right, the SeaWolves are actually thinking about the playoffs. They are a team that hasn't been there since 2021 which is when their last winning season was. With the team sitting just ONE game above .500, GM Brandon Popper took over a team that was in dire need of change and rebuilding. Since Popper took over at the end of the 2023 SIMBL season, Popper has taken the team from the gutter of the division upwards each season. In his first full season under the command of the team he pulled a fourth place finish with a record of 63-99, after being able to fully be able to get a true SIMBL off-season under his belt (the first season was cut short due to a game change where it was rough to make moves), Popper was able to improve his record just a small amount by going 69-93 which was +6 games compared to the season before though the team was able to end in second place in the division but was 22 games behind the Cleveland Brownies. Now lets move forward to 2026, with some key off-season free agent signings of Dallas LaPorta, Willie Roger DeMarco, Wes Parker during the off-season. Then signing Odon Quinto and Will Baker during the season has propelled Seattle to a 46-45 record right after the SIMBL All-Star Break which is only two games behind division-leading Cleveland. Popper isn't always one to make a deal to boost his team as Seattle has the top minor league system in the SIMBL which once a good portion of those players are SIMBL-ready they will have a beast of a team and it would be rough to deal a lot of those specs to make the push now and possibly not make it to that level and then be out what was traded away. So, Popper is very wary when it comes to trades, so don't be surprised if Seattle doesn't make any trades at the deadline coming up very fast. Though if the deal is right, he may make a move or two. If Popper and the SeaWolves can keep this up, believe us that he could be contending for the 2026 SIMBL GM Of The Year Award coming up this fall and possibly win it too.
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2064 SIMBL CS: BEND 4 ST. PETERSBURG 3
2064 SIMBL CS MVP: Bend LF Keitaro Sakai
2064 SIMBL LCS: BEND 4 CALGARY 2 ST. PETE 4 INDY 2
2064 SIMBL LCS MVPS: Bend 3B Luke McAlister St. Petersburg 3B Nathan Armbruster
2064 SIMBL LDS: BEND 4 MIAMI 2 CALGARY 4 TEXAS 2 ST. PETE 4 KNOXVILLE 2 INDIANAPOLIS 4 HAWAII 2
2064 SIMBL LDS MVPS: Bend 1B Pete Farmer Calgary CF Carson Reese St. Petersburg SS Jamie Law Indianapolis 1B Herman Solano
2041 SIMBL LCS: CALGARY VS. WESTBURY NORFOLK VS. SACRAMENTO 2041 SIMBL LDS: CALGARY 4 NEW YORK 3 WESTBURY 4 OREGON 2 SACRAMENTO 4 BOSTON 1 NORFOLK 4 LAS VEGAS 3 |
SIMBL CHAMPIONS
SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
2064: BEND 4 ST. PETE 3 GM TED WILLIAMS 2063: MIAMI 4 INDIANAPOLIS 3 GM AJ WOOLEY 2062: RIVER CITY 4 CALGARY 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2061: BOSTON 4 INDY 2 GM JD SCHLOSS 2060: KANSAS CITY 4 TEXAS 3 GM JAMES WALKER 2059: KANSAS CITY 4 TEXAS 3 GM JAMES WALKER 2058: RIVER CITY 4 TEXAS 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2057: CLEVELAND 4 HAWAII 3 GM GREG ADLER 2056: ST. PETE 4 CALGARY 0 GM BRANDON POPPER 2055: SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 3 GM PAUL WARE 2054: CHICAGO 4 ANN ARB 1 GM DUSTIN HEWITT 2053: SAC 4 ANN ARBOR 2 GM JASON GREGORY 2052: N YORK 4 AC KANSAS 2 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2051: RIVER CITY 4 CLEV 0 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2050: RIV CITY 4 TORONTO 2 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2049: RIVER CITY 4 MIAMI 0 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2048: INDY 4 CLEVELAND 2 GM JEFF PALIN 2047: ST. PETE 4 TORONTO 2 GM BRANDON POPPER 2046: MONTREAL 4 S DIEGO 1 GM JAMES LEMON 2045: ANN ARBOR 4 KNOX 2 GM TROY VOGEL 2044: WESTBURY 4 LV 1 GM BILL ATTEBERRY 2043: CALGARY 4 HAWAII 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2042: CALGARY 4 TAMPA 0 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2041: CALGARY 4 NORFOLK 0 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2040: ASHEVILLE 4 N YORK 2 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2039: NEW YORK 4 TAMPA 2 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2038: TORONTO 4 S DIEGO 2 GM ERIC SAVARD 2037: TORONTO 4 S DIEGO 2 GM ERIC SAVARD 2036: TEXAS 4 CHICAGO 2 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2035: WESTBURY 4 CHICAGO 1 GM BILL ATTEBERRY 2034: DALLAS 4 CHICAGO 0 GM ROBERT DON 2033: S DIEGO 4 CLEVELAND 2 GM DON KRAUSE 2032: CALGARY 4 HAWAII 1 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2031: LAS VEGAS 4 DALLAS 0 GM CARL HANNAH 2030: WHITBY 4 HAWAII 2 GM JOHN CALLAHAN 2029: HAWAII 4 OREGON 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2028: ASHEVILLE 4 NY 3 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2027: NEW YORK 4 CHICAGO 2 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2026: CLEVELAND 4 SAC 0 GM JONATHAN FITZGERALD 2025: CALGARY 4 ASH 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2024: SAN DIEGO 4 DALLAS 2 GM KEVIN NORRIS 2023: CALGARY 4 LAS VEGAS 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2022: HOLLYWOOD 4 DAL 2 GM RODNEY BAYLOR 2021: SAN DIEGO 4 DALLAS 2 GM WARREN PINEAU 2020: MAN BEACH 4 OREGON 3 GM SHANE DAY 2019: SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 2 GM PAUL WARE 2018: CALGARY 4 SAN DIEGO 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2017: BRISTOL 4 CHICAGO 3 GM GREG CHECOVETES 2016: SAN DIEGO 4 LA 0 GM PAUL WARE 2015: LAS VEGAS 4 BOSTON 3 GM CHIP ORTON 2014: SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 2 GM PAUL WARE 2013: LAS VEGAS 4 TEXAS 1 GM CHIP ORTON 2012: SAN DIEGO 4 LA 3 GM PAUL WARE 2011: OREGON 4 CALGARY 0 GM MIKE SENN 2010: MARIN 4 SAN DIEGO 3 GM TOM HICKMAN 2009: SAN DIEGO 4 LA 2 GM PAUL WARE 2008: POCATELLO 4 TEXAS 3 GM ZACH DEUEL 2007: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 2 GM PAUL WARE 2006: SAN DIEGO 4 PEN 3 GM PAUL WARE 2005: SAN DIEGO 4 BEND 2 GM PAUL WARE
SIMBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
UNION LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
2064: BEND 4 CALGARY 2 GM TED WILLIAMS 2063: MIAMI 4 ANN ARBOR 1 GM AJ WOOLEY 2062: CALGARY 4 TEXAS 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2061: BOSTON 4 BRISTOL 3 GM JD SCHLOSS 2060: TEXAS 4 NEW YORK 1 GM JEFF PALIN 2059: TEXAS 4 MIAMI 2 GM JEFF PALIN 2058: TEXAS 4 BRISTOL 0 GM JEFF PALIN 2057: CLEVELAND 4 TEXAS 0 GM GREG ADLER 2056: CALGARY 4 NEW YORK 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2055: CALGARY 4 NEW YORK 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2054: ANN ARB 4 CALGARY 1 GM TROY VOGEL 2053: ANN ARB 4 CALGARY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2052: N YORK 4 ANN ARBOR 3 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2051: CLEVELAND 4 N YORK 2 GM CHIP ORTON 2050: TORONTO 4 OREGON 1 GM ERIC SAVARD 2049: MIAMI 4 TORONTO 1 GM ROBERT DON 2048: CLEVELAND 4 TEXAS 3 GM CHRIS SCHUBERT 2047: TORONTO 4 A ARBOR 3 GM ERIC SAVARD 2046: MONTREAL 4 A ARBOR 3 GM JAMES LEMON 2045: ANN ARBOR 4 TEXAS 2 GM TROY VOGEL 2044: WESTBURY 4 TEXAS 2 GM BILL ATTEBERRY 2043: CALGARY 4 TEXAS 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2042: CALGARY 4 WESTBURY 1 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2041: CALGARY 4 WESTBURY 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2040: NEW YORK 4 OREGON 2 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2039: NEW YORK 4 TOR 3 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2038: TORONTO 4 BEND 2 GM ERIC SAVARD 2037: TORONTO 4 WHITBY 1 GM ERIC SAVARD 2036: TEXAS 4 SEATTLE 3 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2035: WESTBURY 4 CLEVE 3 GM BILL ATTEBERRY 2034: DALLAS 4 BRISTOL 1 GM ROBERT DON 2033: CLEVELAND 4 DALLAS 2 GM JONATHAN FITZGERALD 2032: CALGARY 4 WHITBY 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2031: DALLAS 4 WHITBY 3 GM ROBERT DON 2030: WHITBY 4 DALLAS 2 GM JOHN CALLAHAN 2029: OREGON 4 CALGARY 1 GM TIM IMASA 2028: NEW YORK 4 BEND 1 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2027: NEW YORK 4 WHITBY 3 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2026: CLEVELAND 4 DALLAS 3 GM JONATHAN FITZGERALD 2025: CALGARY 4 CLEVE 1 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2024: DALLAS 4 CLEVELAND 2 GM ROBERT DON 2023: CALGARY 4 WHITBY 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2022: DALLAS 4 CALGARY 3 GM ROBERT DON 2021: DALLAS 4 CALGARY 3 GM ROBERT DON 2020: OREGON 4 CALGARY 3 GM MIKE SENN 2019: CALGARY 4 BRISTOL 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2018: CALGARY 4 SAC 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2017: BRISTOL 4 BOSTON 2 GM GREG CHECOVETES 2016: LA 4 BRISTOL 1 GM DAVID BLILEY 2015: BOSTON 4 CALGARY 2 GM DAVE BURGESS 2014: CALGARY 4 BRISTOL 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2013: TEXAS 4 BRISTOL 0 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2012: LA 4 BRISTOL 2 GM DAVID BLILEY 2011: CALGARY 4 BOSTON 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2010: MARIN 4 LA 2 GM TOM HICKMAN 2009: LA 4 BRISTOL 1 GM DAVID BLILEY 2008: POCATELLO 4 BROOK 2 GM ZACH DEUEL 2007: AUGUSTA 4 CAROLINA 0 GM STEPH MABIE 2006: PENSACOLA 4 CGY 1 GM MIKE STEWART 2005: BEND 4 MARIN 0 GM TED WILLIAMS
SYNDICATE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
2064: ST. PETE 4 INDY 2 GM DAVID BLILEY 2063: INDY 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM BRYAN GRYKA 2062: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2061: INDY 4 ASHEVILLE 2 GM BRYAN GRYKA 2060: KANSAS CITY 4 SD 1 GM JAMES WALKER 2059: KANSAS CITY 4 ASH 0 GM JAMES WALKER 2058: RIVER CITY 4 ST. PETE 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2057: HAWAII 4 CHICAGO 3 GM DAVE MACKENZIE 2056: ST. PETE 4 HAWAII 1 GM BRANDON POPPER 2055: SAN DIEGO 4 ST. PETE 3 GM PAUL WARE 2054: CHICAGO 4 ST. PETE 1 GM DUSTIN HEWITT 2053: SACRAMENTO 4 AKC 2 GM JASON GREGORY 2052: AKC 4 ROCHESTER 2 GM ANTHONY ARELLANO 2051: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 1 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2050: RIVER CITY 4 ROCH 0 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2049: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2048: INDY 4 ROCHESTER 3 GM JEFF PALIN 2047: ST. PETE 4 SAN DIEGO 1 GM BRANDON POPPER 2046: S DIEGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM PAUL WARE 2045: KNOXVILLE 4 HAWAII 2 GM ANDY HUTCHINSON 2044: LAS VEGAS 4 KNOX 3 GM CARL HANNAH 2043: HAWAII 4 LAS VEGAS 2 GM DAVID MACKENZIE 2042: TAMPA BAY 4 BOSTON 3 GM JEFF PALIN 2041: NORFOLK 4 SAC 3 GM BRANDON POPPER 2040: ASH 4 NORFOLK 3 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2039: TAMPA 4 ROCHESTER 1 GM TIM MELICAN 2038: SD 4 ROCHESTER 0 GM PAUL WARE 2037: SAN DIEGO 4 SAC 2 GM PAUL WARE 2036: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 3 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2035: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 0 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2034: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 2 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2033: SAN DIEGO 4 H-WOOD 2 GM DON KRAUSE 2032: HAWAII 4 CHICAGO 2 GM TROY VOGEL 2031: LAS VEGAS 4 TAMPA 2 GM CARL HANNAH 2030: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2029: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2028: ASHEVILLE 4 SAC 0 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2027: CHICAGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2026: SACRAMENTO 4 ASH 3 GM JASON GREGORY 2025: ASHEVILLE 4 SAC 0 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2024: SAN DIEGO 4 H-WOOD 3 GM KEVIN NORRIS 2023: LAS VEGAS 4 H-WOOD 3 GM CARL HANNAH 2022: H-WOOD 4 BOSTON 2 GM RODNEY BAYLOR 2021: S. DIEGO 4 C-CHESTER 3 GM WARREN PINEAU 2020: MAN BEACH 4 SD 1 GM SHANE DAY 2019: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 1 GM PAUL WARE 2018: SAN DIEGO 4 RUSTON 1 GM PAUL WARE 2017: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 1 GM MIKE LYNCH 2016: SAN DIEGO 4 L VEGAS 0 GM PAUL WARE 2015: LAS VEGAS 4 BIRM 1 GM CHIP ORTON 2014: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 GM PAUL WARE 2013: LAS VEGAS 4 BROOK 3 GM CHIP ORTON 2012: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 GM PAUL WARE 2011: OREGON 4 SAN DIEGO 3 GM MIKE SENN 2010: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 GM PAUL WARE 2009: SAN DIEGO 4 BROOK 2 GM PAUL WARE 2008: TEXAS 4 NEW YORK 3 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2007: SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVE 0 GM PAUL WARE 2006: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 GM PAUL WARE 2005: SAN DIEGO 4 BELLE 2 GM PAUL WARE
056: ST. PETE 4 HAWAII 1 GM BRANDON POPPER 2055: SAN DIEGO 4 ST. PETE 3 GM PAUL WARE 2054: CHICAGO 4 ST. PETE 1 GM DUSTIN HEWITT 2053: SACRAMENTO 4 AKC 2 GM JASON GREGORY 2052: AC KC 4 ROCHESTER 2 GM ANTHONY ARELLANO 2051: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 1 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2050: RIVER CITY 4 ROCH 0 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2049: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2048: INDY 4 ROCHESTER 3 GM JEFF PALIN 2047: ST. PETE 4 SAN DIEGO 1 GM BRANDON POPPER 2046: S DIEGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM PAUL WARE 2045: KNOXVILLE 4 HAWAII 2 GM ANDY HUTCHINSON 2044: LAS VEGAS 4 KNOX 3 GM CARL HANNAH 2043: HAWAII 4 LAS VEGAS 2 GM DAVID MACKENZIE 2042: TAMPA BAY 4 BOSTON 3 GM JEFF PALIN 2041: NORFOLK 4 SAC 3 GM BRANDON POPPER 2040: ASHEVILLE 4 NFK 3 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2039: TAMPA 4 ROCHESTER 1 GM TIM MELICAN 2038: SD 4 ROCHESTER 0 GM PAUL WARE 2037: SAN DIEGO 4 SAC 2 GM PAUL WARE 2036: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 3 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2035: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 0 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2034: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 2 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2033: SAN DIEGO 4 H-WOOD 2 GM DON KRAUSE 2032: HAWAII 4 CHICAGO 2 GM TROY VOGEL 2031: LAS VEGAS 4 TAMPA 2 GM CARL HANNAH 2030: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2029: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2028: ASHEVILLE 4 SAC 0 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2027: CHICAGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2026: SACRAMENTO 4 ASH 3 GM JASON GREGORY 2025: ASHEVILLE 4 SAC 0 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2024: SAN DIEGO 4 H-WOOD 3 GM KEVIN NORRIS 2023: LAS VEGAS 4 H-WOOD 3 GM CARL HANNAH 2022: H-WOOD 4 BOSTON 2 GM RODNEY BAYLOR 2021: S. DIEGO 4 C-CHESTER 3 GM WARREN PINEAU 2020: MAN BEACH 4 SD 1 GM SHANE DAY 2019: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 1 GM PAUL WARE 2018: SAN DIEGO 4 RUSTON 1 GM PAUL WARE 2017: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 1 GM MIKE LYNCH 2016: SAN DIEGO 4 L VEGAS 0 GM PAUL WARE 2015: LAS VEGAS 4 BIRM 1 GM CHIP ORTON 2014: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 GM PAUL WARE 2013: LAS VEGAS 4 BROOK 3 GM CHIP ORTON 2012: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 GM PAUL WARE 2011: OREGON 4 SAN DIEGO 3 GM MIKE SENN 2010: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 GM PAUL WARE 2009: SAN DIEGO 4 BROOK 2 GM PAUL WARE 2008: TEXAS 4 NEW YORK 3 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2007: SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVE 0 GM PAUL WARE 2006: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 GM PAUL WARE 2005: SAN DIEGO 4 BEL RIV 2 GM PAUL WAR |
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SIMBL LEAGUE DATE: 7/13/2065 61st Season Of Play 17th Real-Life Year File Updated: 5/6/2024 SIMBL Front Page Updated: 5/6/2024
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