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Alamos Claim The Leg
Congratulations to Steve and his successful 2021 BVL Campaign. The Alamos won the BVL Leg title defeating the Grand Rapids Calvinists in five games. It was an amazing series filled with back and forths and tension throughout. A remarkable lack of homers and more than our fair share of low scoring games. Congratulations to Tim…
Read MoredeGrom the Unhittable
Tennessee’s Jacob deGrom hurled the first no-hitter of the 2021 BVL season while setting the single game record of punch outs at twenty-one. deGrom faced the San Antonio Alamos on April 20th and was firing bbs straight out of the gate. He fanned the first four hitters and would strike out the side six times…
Read MoreYou Must Seed to Succeed
I was given a task to investigate how seeds have fared in the history of the BVL. So I began my research starting with the 2003 season which was the first season in which six teams were seeded and is as per our current rules. One of the best features of the BVL is that…
Read MoreFireworks and Sparklers. Duds and Fizzs.
July 6th, 1933. Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL. The first MLB All-Star game takes place during the dark days of The Great Depression. Derived from an idea by Chicago’s newly elected Mayor Edward Kelly to coincide with The World’s Fair which was an event devised to celebrate the city’s centennial while offering optimism and…
Read MoreWhy is this taking so long? An analysis of rookie draft times
Every year we draft, every year we complain about the slow pace, and every year we find someone to blame. But is anyone really at fault for the length of the draft? I’m convinced that I’m one of the fastest drafters in the league, but I don’t have proof of that. But John does, and…
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