Lead Story - 6/12/2026

Decades League Season 40

Will it be the usual suspects? The Loons, Rockhoppers, Tractors, Hens? Season 32 was the last time someone other than those four was in the DLWS and it was the Donkeys over the Hens. In season 30 it was the Sea Turtles and in 27 it was Americas team, the Hammers.
Will the Stompers step up? Will the Farmers and the Iron Pigs go to market?Will the Sasquatch, Kool Kats, or the Hornets come out of the woods?
Get ready for season 40.

5/29/2026

DLWS 39 CHAMPIONS****NORTHWOODS LOONS***

Cody Bellinger homered in 3 of the 4 games as the Loons "tooned" up Rochester in a four game sweep tripping the Hoppers up in another Top Dog letdown. Both teams with fantastic regular seasons but there could only be one champion.
It is the 6th title for the bodell82 Loons. I expect to see both teams back at the top again in season 40.

5/23/2026

Top Dogs! Rochester Rockhoppers. Again! And Again!

Regular season champs earn a tag for any player to get an extra year on his contract and a one time roll back. Congrats on being Top Dog award recipient back to back seasons. Well done Paul!

League Chat Box

Gallen whiffs 9 in 6-1 win

Zac Gallen struckout 9 Kannapolis batters in a 6-1 win for the Sea Turtles. | Box

Huge night for Ordonez carries Iron Pigs to victory

Magglio Ordonez was on his game, knocking in 3 runs in Lehigh Valley's 9-5 victory over the Sasquatch. Ordonez also had 3 hits in the game. | Box

Skubal blanks Northwoods with 5-0 shutout

Northwoods is hoping not to see Tarik Skubal again for a long while. Skubal went the distance, leading Honesdale to a 5-0 victory. | Box

Rodriguez sparks 6-4 win for Tractors

Alex Rodriguez's hot bat helped the Tractors to a 6-4 win over the Rockhoppers. Rodriguez collected 4 hits in the game. Jose Fernandez struckout 9 Iowa batters in the contest. Matt Harvey struckout 10 Rochester batters in the contest. | Box

Nola baffles Kool Kats, Hornets win

Aaron Nola struckout 9 Maumee batters in a 6-1 win for the Hornets. | Box

5/29/2026

PAST CHAMPIONS

2000-2019
1-Bradenton Barbanegras
2-Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
3-Tabasco Olmecas
4-Tabasco Olmecas
5-Tabasco Olmecas
6-Tabasco Olmecas
7-Tabasco Olmecas
8-Tabasco Olmecas
9-strike
10-Tabasco Olmecas

1980-1999
11-Tabasco Olmecas
12-Tabasco Olmecas
13-Trenton Thunder
14- Iowa Tractors
15- Ocean City Scallywags
16-Newark Hens
17-Newark Hens
18-St. Louis Wolves
19-Cripple Creek Donkeys
20-Tabasco Olmecas

1960-1979
21-Newark Hens..(over.Loons 4-0) (Regular Season Champs-Loons 95 Wins)
22-Northwoods Loons
23-Tabasco Olmecas (over Tractors 4-2)( Regular season Champs- Tractors)
24-Newark Hens (over Tractors 4-1)(Reg. Season Champs-Tractors)
25-Tabasco Olmecas (over Tractors 4-3) (Reg season Champs- Olmecas)
26-Northwoods Loons (over Rockhoppers 4-3) (Reg season Champs-Rockhoppers)
27-North Haven Hammers ( over Hens 4-3)( Reg, season Champs-Olmecas)
28-Rochester Rockhoppers (over Loons 4-2) Reg. season Champs-Loons)
29-Rochester Rockhoppers (over Hammers 4-1) Reg. season Champs-Olmecas)
30- Kapa'a Sea Turtles (over Olmecas 4-0) Reg, season Champs-Sea Turtles)

1940-1959

31-Northwoods Loons (over Tractors 4-2) (Reg. season champs-Loons)
32-Cripple Creek Donkeys (over Hens 4-1) (Reg. Season Champs-Loons)
33-Northwoods Loons (over Rockhoppers 4-3) (Reg Season Champ-Loons)
34-Northwoods Loons (over Iowa Tractors 4-3) (Reg Season Champ-Loons)
35-Rochester Rockhoppers (over Newark Hens 4-2) (Reg Season Champ-Tractors)
36-Rochester Rockhoppers (over Iowa Tractors 4-2) (Reg Season Champ-Loons)

2006-2025

37-Newark Hens (over Northwoods Loons 4-0) (Reg Season Champ-Rockhoppers)
38-Iowa Tractors (over Rochester Rockhoppers 4-3) (Reg Season Champ=Rockhoppers)
39-Northwoods Loons (over Rochester Rockhoppers 4-0) (Reg Season Champ-Rockhoppers)
40-

5/23/2026

CY Young Award

Fast Ball Freddy Peralta took home the trophy with an 18-9 record for the Iowa Tractors. He pitched to a 2.80 era and a 1.13 whip. 22 QS and 213 K's.

5/23/2026

MVP

Shohei Ohtani ran away with the MVP Award. The Newark hens slugging DH hit 67 hrs and had 172 rbi! he scored 124 runs and had a 1,047 ops and a 678 slug %. The HR, RBI, OPS, and Slug led the league.