Lakeview Apba Baseball League
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Wow! I am having a hard time finding time to come back to this thread.
How is everyone’s leagues going?
If you check the standings link previously posted, we are approaching the 60 game mark for each team. I am currently 36-24 with 24 games to go against teams that are over or near .500. My division continues to be one of the strongest even though we have failed to bring home a championship.
We will have someone leaving soon, so if you are interested, let me know!
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2009 is in the books!
What a thrilling ride for my Erie Express as they clinched the fourth and final playoff spot in the Herson league! However, the defending champs, the Homestead Grays, swept my squad in four straight to quiet any thoughts of a surprise championship in Erie. Haha!
Since we decided to drop back to only four playoff qualifiers in each league, this was how everything transpired.
Playoff Results:
Seitz Semi1 Series (Best of 7) - Detroit over Oak Park 4-2
Seitz Semi2 Series ( Best of 7) - Omaha over Burlington 4-1
Herson Semi1 Series (Best of 7) - Homestead over Erie 4-0
Herson Semi2 Series (Best of 7) - Chesapeake Bay over Cincinnati 4-1
Seitz LCS (Best of 7) - Detroit over Omaha 4-3
Herson LCS (Best of 7) - Chesapeake Bay over Homestead 4-1
World Series (Best of 7) - Chesapeake Bay over Detroit 4-3
Congrats to Jay Demarest and his Retrievers on a fabulous run to the organization’s first LABL title. Devlin Toth, manager of the Detroit squad, had an amazing 60-24 regular season and nearly came back from his second 3-1 deficit.
Click below for the season review that includes the following:
- All Star Team, Awards, Milestones (First two perfect games in league history!)
- Final Hitting and Pitching Leaderboards
- Final Stats
- All Playoff Game Boxscores and team stats
There are changes coming coming for the 2010 season!
- We are returning to an all DH league - As we continue to climb towards modern ball, it just seemed to make sense to return.
- Free Agency will be limited to a short window around mid-season.
- Rosters will be increased by one to 32 for ensuring enough pitching.
I will update everyone on the upcoming 2010 draft soon! There are some big names including Freddie Freeman, Giancarlo Stanton, Chris Sale, Steven Strasburg, and more!
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I realized this evening I never posted the first round of our 2010 draft. Using our website, this is how the first 16 picks went down.
1 1 1 PHI Freddie Freeman 1B
1 2 2 COR Mike Stanton OF
1 3 3 VOL Starlin Castro SS
1 4 4 SCS Chris Sale P
1 5 5 WFB Craig Kimbrel P
1 6 6 BOG Stephen Strasburg P
1 7 7 CAN Alexi Ogando P
1 8 8 COR Aroldis Chapman P
1 9 9 OAK Josh Donaldson C+
1 10 10 BUR Carlos Santana C
1 11 11 ERI Kenley Jansen P
1 12 12 CIN Jason Heyward OF
1 13 13 COR Jake Arrieta P
1 14 14 HOM Jeremy Hellickson P
1 15 15 DET Jonathan Lucroy C
1 16 16 CBR Austin Jackson OFLots of exciting names on this list as the league is starting to see more and more players who are still competing in real life today.
Hope everyone has had a great start to the new year!
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Well, I know I am severely behind in keeping this thread up-to-date, but life is busy. We have completed the 2010 season, and also expanded our league to compete in both directions. We call it LABL Retro. Since we launched on Apba GO with the 2002 season, we started the retro version with 8 interested managers and will be working seasons in reverse. Since my last posting here, we have completed the 2001 and 2000 seasons. The 1999 season expanded to 12 managers with that season just getting ready for the playoffs! After 1998, we would like to get to 16 managers and we are looking for 1-2 of you to be a part of this fun!
Please keep in mind that we want our newest expansion managers to be as competitive as possible sooner than later. We think our plan is a good one to ensure that possibility. If interested, please respond to this ad below asap.
**The LABL is a unique league that works in both directions.
Currently, the league is in the middle of the 2011 season with 16 managers. This end of the league moves forward likes most leagues.
However, it also runs in the opposite direction with 12 managers currently in the 1999 season. This league is called LABL Retro and we are looking for 2 new managers to expand to 16 by the 1997 season.
This is a laid back league with a great group of managers. Seasons generally run 4-5 months max with an 86 game schedule. With Apba GO taking care of the stats, it is a great way to simply play the basic game with your own roster management and meet a lot of great community people.
If interested in our drafting website and other league details, reach out to Commissioner Ken at schulzka02@yahoo.com for more information.**