The Kevin Mitchell Most Valuable Player Award, named for the great Maine and Waikiki outfielder, recognizes the DMBL's top hitter.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
2016 McDonald Award candidates
There are any number of ways to go on your ballot for this year's Ben McDonald Pitching Excellence Award, recognizing the DMBL's finest pitcher and named for the first winner of the award, Larry Benard McDonald (a.k.a., The LBM).
Monday, February 13, 2017
2016 Listach Candidates: Batters
The Pat Listach Rookie of the Year Award is given to the top rookie
in the DMBL. This week we take a look at the top candidates in 2016
among rookie batters.
Sunday, February 12, 2017
2016 Listach Award Candidates: Pitchers
The Pat Listach Rookie of the Year Award is given to the top rookie in the DMBL. This week we take a look at the top candidates in 2016 among pitchers.
Friday, February 10, 2017
DMBL Divisional Realignment
It's been three years since DMBL last realigned its divisions. Of course that was the season when we had a mass exodus and five teams left at once. This year, we don't have any of that kind of excitement (fortunately!).
It was intended that every three years we would realign the divisions to keep competitive balance. A formula was used, averaging out each team's three-year win percentage and then assigning teams in a snake-like method to each division. This year, on the suggestion of Tucson Scorpions (now the Kingsnakes) owner Jason Malfait, the new divisions were determined by a quick draft. The four teams that would do the drafting were determined using the three-year win percentage method. The drafting teams were, in order, Tucson, San Francisco, Livingston, and Allentown. The results are as follows:
The Roberto Clemente Division
Tucson Kingsnakes
Empire City Trojans
Blue Ridge Bombers
Arkansas Golden Falcons
The Barry Bonds Division
The San Francisco Experience
Philadlephia Green Rage
Hoboken Cutters
Hopatcong Floating Fish
The Mike Piazza Division
Livingston Lords of the Swing
Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta
Hillsborough Hired Hitmen
Sardine City Straphangers
The Keith Hernandez Division
Allentown Mules
Poovey Farms Dairy Cows
El Paso Chihuahuas
Vancouver Iron Fist
It was intended that every three years we would realign the divisions to keep competitive balance. A formula was used, averaging out each team's three-year win percentage and then assigning teams in a snake-like method to each division. This year, on the suggestion of Tucson Scorpions (now the Kingsnakes) owner Jason Malfait, the new divisions were determined by a quick draft. The four teams that would do the drafting were determined using the three-year win percentage method. The drafting teams were, in order, Tucson, San Francisco, Livingston, and Allentown. The results are as follows:
The Roberto Clemente Division
Tucson Kingsnakes
Empire City Trojans
Blue Ridge Bombers
Arkansas Golden Falcons
The Barry Bonds Division
The San Francisco Experience
Philadlephia Green Rage
Hoboken Cutters
Hopatcong Floating Fish
The Mike Piazza Division
Livingston Lords of the Swing
Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta
Hillsborough Hired Hitmen
Sardine City Straphangers
The Keith Hernandez Division
Allentown Mules
Poovey Farms Dairy Cows
El Paso Chihuahuas
Vancouver Iron Fist
Thursday, February 9, 2017
In memoriam: Yordano Ventura, Andy Marte
The baseball world, and by extension the DMBL world, lost two players last month to tragic car accidents in the Dominican Republic: Yordano Ventura, who was just 25, and 33-year-old Andy Marte, who was drafted as a budding prospect in the mid-2000s but never made the DMBL.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
End Of The Line: A.J. Burnett
End Of The Line is an occasional offseason series that will take a
closer look at the career of DMBL players leaving the league after the
2016 season. Today, we look at Allan James "A..J." Burnett, who leaves his mark on the league in a number of ways.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
End Of The Line: Mark Buehrle
End Of The Line is an occasional offseason series that will take a
closer look at the career of DMBL players leaving the league after the
2016 season. Today, we look at Mark Buehrle, who burst on the scene in 2002.
Monday, February 6, 2017
End Of The Line: Tim Hudson
End Of The Line is an occasional offseason series that will take a
closer look at the career of DMBL players leaving the league after the
2016 season. Today, we look back at longtime Carolina Mudcat, Tim Hudson.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
End Of The Line: Alex Rodriguez
End Of The Line is an occasional offseason series that will take a closer look at the career of DMBL players leaving the league after the 2016 season.