DMBL Mirror League wrap-up 2009

The king of the Mirror League, Hillsborough, continued their streak, winning their 4th straight Mirror League title. The Hitmen fell just one game short of making their first World Series appearance this year. With the Mirror League victory, the Hitmen once again have great expectations for next season. "If the Mirror League is a reflection" said owner Brent Campbell, "then that means we will have victory in the DMBL next year as well!" Coming in second is the Las Vegas Rat Pack. The Pack was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Hillsborough and almost gave up on the DMBL. But the Pack is back with a vengeance and looking forward to coming back even stronger in 2010.

The third place team was a bit of a surprise. The second-to-last place Sardine City Straphangers will hope to combine a favorable draft position with a solid keeper list to truly contend for the first time in their short history. Philadelphia and Vancouver, two of the usual playoff contenders, rounded out the 4th and 5th positions. Despite this, Vancouver seems to be on a rebuilding program, though Philly does seem to be a contender again in 2010. Hoboken sits in 6th place (what would be the final playoff position for a typical DMBL season) and hopes to reverse their fortunes from a forgettable 2009 season.

Sitting at the bottom are the Morris Division champion Carolina Mudcats. The Cats fell to the Mighty Men in the second round of the playoffs and look destined to rebuild next season. The other two teams near the bottom are the Amityville Ant Slayers (13th) entering their sophomore season and New Jersey Team Buddah (12th) who seems to be stuck near the bottom every year.

Just to show how much this means, according to the Mirror League last season - out of the top 6 finishers, 4 made the playoffs. Arkansas, who finished 3rd, just barely missed out, and Sardine City, finishing 6th, was the second worst team in the league. 12th place Carolina, as noted before, won their division.