2009 IAL All-League Awards
Catcher G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB HBP AVG SLG OBP Vote Soto, G. 133 494 76 128 33 2 29 89 74 110 0 1 .259 .510 .357 4 McCann, B. 145 509 87 127 39 1 28 69 47 …
Champs Tune Up for the Playoffs
The Chicago Champions ended the regular season strong, finishing with 99 wins on the year. Never in the history of the IAL have the Champions reached the coveted century mark. Ace Greg Maddux, the all time winningest pitcher in league history won his 19th game in his second to …
Highlanders Take Five of Nine From Gamblers, Miss Playoffs Anyway
We came into the final series knowing we probably needed to win six games against the Three Rivers Gamblers to have a chance at the playoffs, and our pitching limits were putting us up against the wall; our 2 A+ pitchers had 8 2/3 innings but only 3 appearances between …
Three Rivers Gamblers- Final 2009
A new year is upon us and that means that it’s the end of another Illowa regular season. The Gamblers finished up with a 9 game set against the Chicago Highlanders. On a blistery Sunday afternoon I hooked up with Rob over Skype to play. The Gamblers needed to …
IAL draft order announced
Here is the announced order for the IAL 2010 rookie draft. Round One Player T-Chicks Kernels Upperdeckers Bombers Hitmen Highlanders Gamblers Marauders Bamm Beano …
Proposed 2010 Schedule
Here is the proposed 2010 schedule that Mike sent out (in Excel format). Take a look at it and send your complaints to him.
I suck at Sports Trivia
A friend and I entered a Sports Trivia contest sponsored by the local Kiwanis. We had fun but man, we bit it. Fortunately, we did well on the General Baseball round. You can read about all the sordid details here. Photos, too. Mike should enjoy this part: Shawn and I …
Draft
A little birdie told me the draft goes: ThunderChickens, Kernels, UpperDeckers, Bombers, Hitmen, Highlanders, Gamblers, Marauders, BammBeanos, Champions.
Tom Glavine shines in his finale
The final series of the year for the Twin Cities Thunderchickens was a bittersweet one. We had to say farewell to a good friend. It was Tom Glavine’s last series in the Illowa APBA League. Fortunately, he gave us a good show to watch. In three appearances against the …
2010 Illowa APBA League Trades to date
Chicago Highlanders RP Ryan Madson, P Jim Johnson for Kentucky Kernels 3B Michael Young and the KK 6th round draft pick Molly Putts Marauders IF Alexei Ramirez, RP Huston Street for Moline Upperdeckers OF Vernon Wells, IF Jeff Keppinger Chicago Highlanders 3B Adrian Beltre for Three Rivers Gamblers P Scott …