Iced Teas can't contain Gotay, fall 7-2

Ruben Gotay was on his game, knocking in 3 runs in Wichita's 7-2 victory over the Iced Teas. Gotay also had 3 hits in the game. | Box

Cey delivers in clutch, Knights win

Ron Cey drove in 4 runs, carrying Brooklyn to a 14-4 victory over the Silver Sox. Keon Broxton had a big game as well, knocking in 3 runs for Brooklyn while recording 3 hits. | Box

Boros outburst not enough to carry Chiefs

Steve Boros blasted 2 homers, but it wasn't enough to lift the Chiefs over the Generals. Washington won by a score of 8-7. Darren Bragg had a big game as well, knocking in 3 runs for Washington while recording 3 hits. | Box

Big game for Bilko lifts Vixen to victory

Steve Bilko drove in 4 runs, carrying Minneapolis to a 6-0 victory over the Nine. | Box

Vangilder baffles Silver Sox, Knights win

Elam Vangilder struckout 8 Sin City batters in a 4-3 win for the Knights. | Box

Lead Story - 6/18/2025

Season 28 ALL-STAR GAME RECAP

ASG28 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

***NOTE - this recap contains spoilers. If you’d rather watch the replay first, you can find a link to it in the Message Centre in the blue box on the right hand side of the league home page. Happy reading!***

The BNBL stars gathered in the Twin Cities for the 28th annual All Star Classic.

AlyCat was to be our host, but she was kind of busy and didn’t actually show up. She did, however leave notes around the ballpark and in the locker-rooms for how the players and dignitaries should behave, what not to touch, what parts of the park were off-limits, and various other helpful reminders.

The Stadium (called the Haunted Cat House) was abuzz with the usual pre-game festivities and the usual weirdness. Black cats were everywhere. You could not avoid having one, or thirteen, cross your path no matter which way you turned.

There was a pre-game “guess that Minnesota Twin” contest, which the Commish won easily since he is a true fanatic. The final question was “Name the Minnesota Twin whose name was a combination of a giant and a giant-killer.” Post your own guess in the chat box.

Ten Prince impersonators took turns singing the national anthem (3 of whom were actually decent), and famous Vixen/AlyCat alums Jamie Quirk and Ron Kittle threw out the first pitch(es).

The game itself was enjoyable for the home team fans. In the bottom of the first, after NEA starter walked the first two men he faced, Vixen 1st baseman Steve Bilko singled in a run to get the South Pacific squad on the board. After a Mike Laga strikeout, Vancouver’s Gregg Zaun smashed a 3-run homer to put the home team up 4-0.

Apart from the first inning fireworks, it was the SP pitching staff who stole the show. In 9 innings, they combined for 7 strikeouts and gave up only 2 hits, both by Peace Frog Brian Daubach. Individual stars included Harry Harper (Pilots) and Ricky Nolasco (Silver Sox) who both recorded 3-up, 3-down innings.
In the 6th, Zaun doubled to lead off the bottom half of the inning and scored on a Garrett Jones’ double to make the score 5-0 South Pacific. That’s how the game ended, with Dennis Tankersley (of all people) getting the final out of the game.

With the victory, the SouthPacificers won their third straight All-Star game, tying the all-time series, with each side winning 14 games.

The ASG MVP was Gregg Zaun of the Vancouver Canadians for the second straight year. Zaun went 3 for 3 with a single, an RBI double, a walk, and a first-inning 3-run home run which gave the home team an early 4-0 lead. Great game Gregg with 3 Gs!

Next season, ASG29 will be hosted by Dommod in Mudville.
Thanks for reading the recap! And have a great 2nd Half!
Gus

6/9/2025

Season 28 ALL-STAR Teams Named

Season 28 ALL-STAR TEAMS

NorthEast-Atlantic All-Star Team
C Hank Conger - Nine
C Ellie Hendricks - Peace Frogs
1B Brian Daubach - Peace Frogs
1B J.T. Snow - Knights
2B Craig Counsell - Iced Teas
2B Omar Infante - Mud Hens
3B Willy Aybar - Mud Hens
3B Ron Cey - Knights
SS Bobby Crosby - Chiefs
SS Khalil Greene - Iced Teas
OF Paul Householder - Nine
OF Jimmy Sheckard - Peace Frogs
OF Gabe Gross - Peace Frogs
OF Brian Lesher - Nine
OF Rocco Baldelli - Chiefs
OF Lee Mazzilli - Peace Frogs
DH Keon Broxton - Knights
SP Bill Phebus - Nine
SP Charlie Robertson - Peace Frogs
SP Jimmy Wiggs - Iced Teas
SP Jason Marquis - Peace Frogs
SP Bob Turley - Isotopes
RP Pedro Feliciano - Peace Frogs
RP Mike Crudale - Isotopes
RP Mitch Williams - Knights
RP Kid Durbin - Charlie Browns
RP Hipolito Pena - Iced Teas

South-Pacific All-Star Team
C Gregg Zaun - Canadians
C Tom Lampkin - Pilots
1B Steve Bilko - Vixen
1B Charlie Grimm - Silver Sox
2B Lance Blankenship - Generals
2B Andy Cohen - Bananas
3B Ed Charles - Bananas
3B Hank Blalock - Vixen
SS Dick McAuliffe - Wingnuts
SS Eddie Miller - Canadians
OF Vince DiMaggio - Pathletics
OF Jason Dubois - Canadians
OF Garrett Jones - Pilots
OF Travis Buck - Bananas
OF Brian Banks - Wingnuts
DH Mike Laga - Bananas
DH Eddie Yost - Pilots
SP Scott Karl - Pilots
SP Harry Harper - Pilots
SP Dick Drott - Silver Sox
SP Marion Fricano - Pilots
SP Ricky Nolasco - Silver Sox
RP Guillermo Mota - Pilots
RP Marty Janzen - Canadians
RP Dennis Tankersley - Bananas
RP Tommy Layne - Silver Sox
RP Mike DeJean - Vixen

5/16/2025

The BNBL Hall of Fame

Welcome to the BNBL HALL of FAME!

Class of Season 20 - 1st Class of Inductees (number of votes in brackets - out of 15 total votes cast)
Bob Veale - SP (15)
Gorman Thomas - DH/OF (13)
Tom Tresh - OF (11)
Ron Kittle - OF/DH (11)
Tom Phoebus - SP (11)
Don Kessinger - SS (9)
Diego Segui - RP (9)
Gus Zernial - OF (9)
Jim Duffalo - RP (8)
U.L. Washington - SS (7)
Tony Armas - OF (7)

Class of Season 21 Inductees (number of votes in brackets - out of 15 total votes cast)
Jamie Quirk - C (13)
Johnny Logan - SS (9)
Danny Frisella - RP (8)
Ossie Bluege - 3B (8)

Class of Season 22 Inductees (number of votes in brackets - out of 11 total votes cast)
Bill Bruton - OF (8)
Mudcat Grant - SP (8)
Gary Lavelle - RP (5)
Zane Smith - SP (5)

Class of Season 23 Inductees (number of votes in brackets - out of 11 total votes cast)
Lonny Frey - 2B (7)
Choo Choo Coleman - C (6)
Cecilio Guante - RP (5)

Class of Season 24 inductees (number of votes in brackets - out of 12 votes cast)
Terry Kennedy - C (9)
Dick Stuart - 1B (5)
Ruben Gomez - SP (5)

Class of Season 25 inductees (number of votes in brackets - out of 8 votes cast)
Dave Burba -SP/RP (6)
Milt Wilcox - SP (5)
Al Worthington - SP (4)
Marty Marion - SS (4)
Juan Pizarro - RP (4)

Class of Season 26 inductees (number of votes in brackets - out of 8 votes cast)
Dave Kingman - 3B (6)
Johnny Vander Meer - SP (6)
Butch Wynegar - C (3)
Jim Presley - 3B (3)
Sam Jones - SP (3)
Jim Winn - RP (3)

Class of Season 27 inductees (number of votes in brackets - out of 8 votes cast)
Cesar Geronimo - OF (5)
Jason Bere - SP (6)

other vote-getters in Season 27 vote:
3 votes - Jack Barry, Hee Seop Choi, Tex Clevenger, Julio Machado
2 votes - R.J. Reynolds, Will Ohman
1 vote - Roger Peckinpaugh, Hughie Critz, Jack Lamabe

After Season 20 in the BNBL, we held our first Hall of Fame vote, and the first group of players was added to the BNBL Hall of Fame. We've since had ballots after Seasons 21 through 27, and there will be another HOF ballot after every future season. Eligibility requirements - player must be retired. That's it. Oh, and they must also be less bad than many other BNBL players. (New players will be added to the ballot each season. If you think I've missed someone worthy of the honour, let me know, and he may be added to future ballots). To gain entry to the Hall, a player must receive a vote from at least 50% of the voters or finish in the top two (plus ties) among vote-getters on the ballot.
The Commish

4/24/2025

Season 28 Preseason Schedule

Box scores checked/Records updated - done
Extra Season Tags Chosen - done
Retirements - done
Cuts to 28 - DEADLINE for those needing to cut down to 28 - Friday, May 2, 9pm central time - done
Run Progressions (for age advancement only, stats stay the same) - done
Prospects added to FA - done
The Draft - Sunday, May 4, 9am central time (rank some players, and add the new 23-year old prospects to your rankings) -
Free Agency Opens - approximately 24 hours after last draft pick - tbd, 7pm central time

Rank Players for the Draft - All owners should rank players just in case they're not online for their turn for the Draft. Make sure you rank enough players for how many picks you have. And don't forget to update your rankings to include the new crop of 23-year old rookies who have just been added to Free Agency.

Ability to rank is on.

Two-Round Slow Draft - NOTE - We will be giving 6 hours for each pick in the first round, and 3 hours for each pick in the 2nd Round. If you fail to make your pick, the SIM will automatically pick your top-ranked player on your ranked Free Agents list. If you haven't ranked anyone, your turn will be skipped. (some owners will pick more quickly, so be ready for your turn when it comes up).

Draft Order: (number of picks in brackets)
1. Seattle Pilots (formerly Flibs) (3)
2. South Philly Pathletics (2)
3. Vancouver Canadians (2)
4. Washington Generals (3)
5. Woodstock Charlie Browns (2)
6. Wichita Wingnuts (4)
7. Minneapolis Vixen (2)
8. Mudville Nine (3)
9. Long Island Iced Teas (4)
10. Brooklyn Knights (2)
11. Freehold Peace Frogs (2)
12. Charlestown Chiefs (3)
13. Springfield Isotopes (3)
14. Savannah Bananas (2)
15. Toledo Mud Hens (3)
16. Sin City Silver Sox (2)

Free Agency will be turned on approximately 24 hours after last pick in the draft - tbd - 7pm Central

OPENING DAY - tbd, 9am Central time
Please make sure you have your rosters, rotations, bullpen, and park dimensions all set by first pitch.
Also ensure that you have changed seasons for any player you want to pick a different season for by first pitch (and also make sure you've chosen a season that meets the stat qualifications of this league - check the rules page if you have to)

3/24/2025

Season 27 Major Award Winners

Congratulations to our Season 27 Major Award winners!

MVP - Brian Daubach - 5 votes (Willie Aybar-2, Eli Marrero-2, Mike Laga-1)
Cy Young - Bob Turley - 7 votes (Tommy Layne-2, Slim Love-1)

9/16/2018

Franchise Histories

The following are histories of each individual BNBL Franchise from Season 1 through the present. If you see any errors, please contact the Commish, who relied on his notes and his memory, both of which are highly suspect. Teams are listed in order of total Regular Season wins over the 21-year history of the Greatest League on PC!

Sin City Silver Sox (1882 Wins) - owner - SinCityMarauder (S1-S23)

Savannah Bananas (1862 Wins) - owners - Rainman (S1-S5), RagingSol (S6-S12), Stonemob (S13-S14), RatChan (S15-S17), Bush (S18-S23)
- Gashouse Gorillas (Seasons 1-5)
- Gas-House Gorillas (Seasons 8-13)
- California Pioneers (Season 14)
- San Jose Bees (Seasons 15-17)
- Savannah Bananas (Seasons 18-23)

Woodstock Charlie Browns (1837 Wins) - owner - GusPC13 (S1-S23)
- Cleveland Charlie Browns (Seasons 1-6)
- Woodstock Charlie Browns (Seasons 7-23)

Vancouver Canadians (1822 Wins) - owners - ExpatBama (S1-S12), DZach (S13-S15), RevEJB (S16-S23)
- Lick Skillet Rednecks (Seasons 1-12)
- Tampico Stogies (Seasons 13-15)
- Cleveland Ghoulardians (Season 16 preseason)
- Durham Bulls (Seasons 16-17)
- Vancouver Canadians (Seasons 18-23)

Brooklyn Knights (1818 Wins) - owner - GMan15 (S1-S23)
- New York Knights (Seasons 1-7)
- New York Dark Knights (Season 8)
- Brooklyn Knights (Seasons 9-23)

Freehold Peace Frogs (1818 Wins) - owners - Metsnfins (S1-S3), BabeRuth (S4-S7), RitzCards2 (S8-S17), Jeter0296 (S18-S23)
- Metropolis Meteors (Seasons 1-17)
- Freehold Peace Frogs (Seasons 18-23)

Mudville Nine (1719 Wins) - owner - Dommod (S1-S23)

Springfield Isotopes (1719 Wins) - owners - junderground (S1-S10), Sheikyerboudi (S11-S23)

Boston Braves (1707 Wins) - owners - DukeBlues (S1-S2), Skooler1 (S3-S23), DukeBlues (S24)
- Colorado Springs Knothole Gang (Season 1 preseason)
- Bedrock Boulders (Season 1)
- California Bears (Seasons 2-6)
- Cleveland Spiders (Seasons 7-8)
- New York Bankees (Seasons 9-19)
- Boston Braves (Seasons 20-22)
- Bronx NY Average Joes (Season 23)
- Long Island Dirtbags (Seasons 24-)

Fayetteville Flibbertigibbets (1699 Wins) - owners - Super (S1-S10), 56Castle99 (S11-S20), Epitome31 (S21-23), Skooler1 (S24)

Charlestown Chiefs (1624 Wins) - owners - coachosbone97 (S1), maverck11 (S2-S3), mcvn (S4-S9), jsmathiot (S10-S23)

Toledo Mud Hens (1623 Wins) - owners - Chubbach24 (S1-S3), Marnez (S4-S23)

Austin AlyCats (1616 Wins) - owners - Majestic44 (S1), JaySlater (S2-S4), AlyCat (S5-S23)
- Durham Bulls (Seasons 1-7)
- Austin AlyCats (Seasons 8-23)
(also known for a few crazy days in Season 19 as the “Complainyville DoubleProtests” 😆)
(also known for one game in Season 25 as the "Austin SnubbedCats" for complaining about All Star selections)

Washington Generals (1566 Wins) - owners - philtomney (S1), Bosocks2013 (S2-S4), maapearson (S5-S23)
- Petaluma Roadkill (Season 1)
- Washington Generals (Seasons 2-23)

Wichita Wingnuts (1540 Wins) - owners - ryansexpress (S1), Offday (S2-S23)
- California Bears (Season 1)
- Adohr Farms Tigers (Seasons 2-4)
- Wichita Wingnuts (Seasons 5-23)

Galveston Gunslingers (1371 Wins) - owner - Husker75 (S1-S21), JimGriddy (S22-23), Dempsey245 (S24-)
- Galveston Gunslingers (Season 1)
- Bellaire Gunslingers (Seasons 2-6)
- Galveston Gunslingers (Seasons 7-23)
- South Philadelphia Pathletics (Season 24)

8/17/2018

Welcome to the BNBL (Bad News Bears League)

The BNBL is the league for mediocre players to play against their peers.
See how these "Average Joes" might have fared if they didn't have to face Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Lou Gehrig, or Babe Ruth.

Hitters have to have:
less than 1.000 combined AVG and OPS
but also have a .275 AVG or lower
and less than .800 OPS
(oh, and a maximum Speed of 7 as well)

Pitchers need to have a WHIP of 1.40 or higher.

The Basics:
16 Teams
8 teams make the playoffs (4 division winners and 4 Wild Cards)
(gives more teams a chance and keeps it interesting!)
162 Game Schedule
No progressions
Fatigue: On
5-Man Rotation
Minimum ABs/IPs: 50 ABs (no IP minimum)
Any season can be used that fits the minimum/maximum requirements (see above)
Players will retire after 13 seasons (there are exceptions to that - see Rules Page)
See Rules Page for more information