SBL Notebook, Week 3

There is no fear of intimacy in the Sun Baseball League, where every team is willing to get as close as is legally permitted, regardless of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. It’s hard to envision a week much closer, both in terms of game scores and statistical totals, than the one we just experienced. Twenty of 36 games were decided by scores of 6-5, 6.5-4.5 or tiebreaker; another eight were 7-4 verdicts. That leaves only eight outcomes that could be described as in any way one-sided. Things were especially tight in the American division, whose teams were involved in three of the week’s four tiebreakers, five 6-5 results and three 6.5-4.5 games. Nothing was more emblematic of the wild week than this cool/cruel fact: the Badgers went 6-0, the Bammers went 0-6 . . . and their game against each other went to a tiebreaker. Of course when you look at the numbers, it’s easy to see how the line between victory and defeat could be so razor thin. All six AL teams finished in the 30s in runs, the totals ranging from 31 to 36. Four AL teams had RBI totals ranging from 31 to 35 . . . four posted a cluster of BR stats ranging from 1.11 to 1.19 . . . and, good grief, five American teams put up ERAs in the 2s, with a preposterously minuscule range of 2.52 to 2.70. The Badgers and the Moaners both came in at 2.68, necessitating some overtime calculations to determine that the Badgers had won the stat 2.679 to 2.683, a key moment in their 7-4 win over the M’s. . . . The Badgers’ 6-0 week took them to 15-4 on the season, tied for the best record in ball, and two games better than AL runners-up Zero’s. But pity the poor Bammers, who, it’s fair to say, suffered a major injustice by going 0-6 in a week when they totaled 35 runs, 33 RBIs, 33 TB, a 2.57 ERA and 1.11 BR ratio. It just don’t seem right. . . . Over in the National division, the Inmates’ block-rockin’ start cooled considerably, a 2-4 week dropping them from 13-0 to 15-4 and into a first-place tie with the Whiteskins, who went 5-1. And DamianUnited had a week almost as weird as the Bammers’, but in a good way. DamU’s offense produced a puny four HRs, 17 BI, 20 TB and .302 OBP, yet the team still went 5-1 on the strength of a pitching week that might be as good as any we’ll see all season – 1.12 ERA, 0.72 BR (!), .95 K-rate, 4-0, 6 saves. And naturally, of those five wins, one was by tiebreaker, two were by 6-5 and a fourth was 6.5-4.5. It was the only way to fly this week. . . . One final note: A moment of silence, please, for the Godfathers, whose inexplicably awful start extended to 0-19 with a third straight winless week.

Week 3 Standings

AMERICAN DIVISION
Team, LW................W....L....PCT....GB
Badgers (6-0)............15....4....789....--
Zero's (5-1)...............13....6....684.....2
Moaners (4-2)............11....8....579.....4
Pontiffs (3-3)..............9...10....474.....6
Barristers (2-4)............7...12....368.....8
Bammers (0-6)............3...16....158....12
NATIONAL DIVISION
Team, LW................W....L....PCT....GB
Whiteskins (5-1).........15....4....789....--
Inmates (2-4)............15....4....789....--
Bombers (3-3)...........12....7....632.....3
DamUnited (5-1)........10....9....526.....5
Derelicts (1-5)............4...15....211....11
Godfathers (0-6).........0...19....000....15

Week 3 Stats

batting.........pa.....r......h-bb-t....2b+3b=tb.....hr....rbi....sb....obp....tb Zero's..........253....36...61-30=91.....9+0=18.........9....40.....2....360 Moaners.......272....33...66-27=93....16+2=38.........9....35.....5....342....185.2 Badgers........239....31...69-27=96....12+3=33.........5....31....11....402....175.2 Bammers......253....35...55-23=78....15+1=33.........7....33.....4....308....167.3 Barristers......248....31...58-20=78....17+2=40.........9....35.....4....315....180.8 Pontiffs........257....32...70-21=91.....7+1=17........11....44.....6....354....157.2 Bombers.......246....31...62-23=85....10+2=26.........6....22.....4....346 Derelicts.......254....24...55-20=75.....9+1=21.........5....19.....1....295 Godfathers....260....30...64-23=87.....7+0=14.........4....26....13....335 Inmates........209....26...49-23=72....10+2=26.........7....19.....1....344 DamUnited....242....29...52-20=73....10+0=20.........4....17.....5....302....163.8 Whiteskins.....244....32...62-18=80....12+1=27........12....42.....5....328....162.7 pitching..........ip....er.....h-bb-hbp=br/avg.....k/avg.......w-l....sv....era Zero's..........43.1....13.....37-12-0=49/1.13......35/0.81......3-3.....4...2.70 Moaners.......53.2....16.....42-18-5=65/1.21......40/0.75......2-2.....4...2.683 Badgers........43.2....13.....38-13-1=52/1.14......42/0.96......4-0.....7...2.679 Bammers.......52.1....15.....47--9-2=58/1.11......44/0.84......2-3.....1...2.57 Barristers......57.0....16.....48-28-1=77/1.35......44/0.772.....5-2.....4...2.52 Pontiffs........47.2....29.....52-30-2=84/1.76......30/0.63......2-2.....5...5.48 Bombers.......48.1....13.....43-12-1=56/1.16......37/0.766.....4-2.....4...2.42 Derelicts.......55.2....22.....52-17-1=70/1.26......55/0.99......4-3.....1...3.86 Godfathers....56.0....24.....61-16-0=77/1.38......48/0.86......2-2.....0...3.86 Inmates........34.2....19.....35--9-0=44/1.27......39/1.13......1-3.....2...4.932 DamUnited.....48.1.....6.....24-11-0=35/0.72......46/0.95......4-0.....6...1.12 Whiteskins.....45.2....25.....49-17-2=68/1.49......42/0.92......3-4.....2...4.933

Free Agent Draft No. 1

1. Godfathers take OF Span, Morse to DL;

........Taxi: Niese up, Feliz down

2. Derelicts take 2B Andino, Utley to DL;
........Taxi: Floyd up, Fister down
3. Bammers take OF De Aza, Cain to DL
4. Barristers take 1B LaRoche, drop Davis
........Taxi: Lilly up, Jurrjens down
5. DamUnited take RP Rodney, drop Venters
........Taxi: Peavy up, Volquez down
6. Pontiffs take RP Aceves, drop Benoit
7. Moaners take OF Scott, Ellsbury to DL
........Taxi: Billingsley up, Santana down
8. Zero's take RP S.Casilla, drop Melancon;
........Taxi: Dempster up, J.Garcia down
9. Badgers take 1B Hafner, drop Gamel
10. Bombers take SP Lynn, drop Baker;
........Taxi: Lynn & Capuano up, Latos & Luebke down
11. Whitekins take RP Shaw, Storen to DL;
........Taxi: Norris up, Pomeranz down
12. Inmates take SP Harang, drop Stauffer

SBL Notebook, Week 2

It was another jailbreak week for the mighty Inmates, who have leaped out of their cage and fired a shot across the collective bow of the SBL with a scorching 13-0 start. Just eyeballing the ’Mates’ hitting numbers these first two weeks, you might think they’d been playing full seven-day schedules while the rest of the league was playing half-weeks. Led by fast-starting Matt Kemp, David Ortiz, Ian Kinsler, Corey Hart, Alex Avila and others too numerous to mention, the Inmates' ball-busters mashed 11 HRs this week – bringing their two-week total to an astonishing 23 – and accumulated 36 runs, 34 TB and 33 RBIs . . . all in 174 plate appearances, fewer than all but three other teams in a truncated five-day schedule. All that offense papered over some truly gruesome pitching – it’s hard to envision any SBL team this season throwing up an ERA as bad as the 8.01 the Inmates just left splattered on the dugout wall – and kept the Mental Defectives unbeaten, with a three-game lead on the Whiteskins. And, good grief, look down there at the poor Godfathers, winless and already 13 games out of first place in the National Division – after TWO WEEKS! Things are more competitive in the American Division, where the Badgers went 5-2 to supplant one-week wonders the Moaners at the top of the heap – but at a mere 9-4, one game better than quick-recovering Zero’s (who went 6-1) and two up on the Moaners, who experienced a 1-6 stumble after their 6-0 start. . . . Statistically, only the Z’s (33 BI, 30 runs, 7 HRs) and the Puny Pontiffs (8 HRs, 33 BI, 32 runs) were able to hang out anywhere near the Inmates’ high-rent neighborhood in a semi-short week when the league average for PAs was about 50 to 60 shy of what a typical SBL team would get in a typical SBL week.

Week 2 Standings

AMERICAN DIVISION
Team, LW................W....L.....PCT....GB
Badgers (5-2).............9....4.....692....--
Zero's (6-1)...............8....5.....615.....1
Moaners (1-6)............7....6.....538.....2
Pontiffs (4-3).............6....7.....462.....3
Barristers (1-6)...........5....8.....385.....4
Bammers (3-4)...........3...10.....231.....6
NATIONAL DIVISION
Team, LW................W....L.....PCT....GB
Inmates (7-0)............13....0...1.000....--
Whiteskins (5-2).........10....3.....769.....3
Bombers (5-2).............9....4.....692.....4
DamUnited (3-4)..........5....8.....385.....8
Derelicts (2-5).............3...10.....231....10
Godfathers (0-7)..........0...13.....000....13

Week 2 Stats

Batting.........pa.....r......h-bb-t....2b+3b=tb.....hr....rbi....sb....obp....tb Zero's..........189...30...47-19=66.....12+0=24........7....33.....3....349 Moaners.......176...21...33-16=49......7+0=14........6....16.....3....278....109.9 Badgers........177...23...51-19=70......7+1=17........5....25.....8....395....140.4 Bammers......193...16...53-14=67.....12+1=27........3....23.....2....347....138.3 Barristers......172...32...47-18=65......4+0=08........4....16.....4....378....123.4 Pontiffs........168...32...45-10=55.....11+2=28........8....33.....3....327....132.2 Bombers.......178...25...46-19=65.....14+0=28........4....21.....4....365 Derelicts.......177...21...52-12=64.....12+0=24........2....26.....3....362 Godfathers....175...20...33-15=48......5+2=16........3....11.....4....274 Inmates........174...36...50-12=62.....14+2=34.......11....33.....4....356 DamUnited.....172...23...37-14=51......8+0=16........3....18.....4....297 Whiteskins.....191...25...41-17=58.....12+1=27........6....24.....0....304 Pitching..........ip....er.....h-bb-hbp=br/avg.....k/avg.......w-l....sv....era Zero's..........37.2....13.....35-17-1=53/1.41......42/1.12......2-3.....4...3.11 Moaners.......39.1....21.....41-11-2=54/1.37......33/0.84......1-4.....3...4.81 Badgers........39.0....15.....31-15-2=48/1.23......26/0.67......2-3.....2...3.46 Bammers......31.0....13.....26-06-0=32/1.03......37/1.19......2-1.....1...3.77 Barristers......38.2....17.....47-16-1=64/1.66......29/0.75......4-1.....1...3.96 Pontiffs........33.0....19.....44-11-0=55/1.67......29/0.88......0-2.....2...5.18 Bombers.......41.1.....9.....33-14-2=49/1.18......24/0.58......3-2.....3...1.96 Derelicts.......37.0....15.....28-11-0=39/1.05......35/0.95......1-3.....1...3.65 Godfathers....30.1....20.....34-14-1=49/1.62......33/1.09......2-1.....1...5.93 Inmates........29.0....26.....38-14-1=53/1.83......29/1.00......2-2.....3...8.01 DamUnited.....40.0....14.....39-11-1=51/1.28......35/0.88......1-1.....2...3.15 Whiteskins.....40.1....12.....25-08--0=33/0.82......33/0.82......2-1.....3...2.68

SBL Notebook, Week 1

First order of business: Don't nobody panic! Take a step back, breathe, and recognize that first-week results, as they might put it in Old Blighty, don't mean shite. A certain strain of SBL owner -- the more neurotic among our number, and they shall remain nameless here, but you/we know who you/we are -- tends to look at Week 1 numbers and let his imagination run wild, mentally extrapolating this small, isolated statistical sample into full-blown, ironclad, irreversible season-long trends -- like, if your 35-HR slugger from last year doesn't go yard at least once . . . or your star closer blows a save . . . or that staff ace you were counting on for 250 K's whiffs only five in seven innings . . . or, worst of all, if any or all of this results in an 0-6 or 1-5 start to the season -- well, that's it, then. It's over, you're doomed, all these clowns who underperformed in Week 1 are going to underperform to the exact same level in Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, and every single godforsaken week all the way through Week 26, and a 100-loss season is now absolutely, positively guaranteed. And your friends in the commissioner's office are here to tell ya . . . it just ain't so. If your boys stumbled out of the gate -- as the Bammers and the Godfathers just did, going 0-6 -- take heart, all is not lost. If you roared off the starting line -- as the Moaners and the Inmates just did, going 6-0 -- don't get cocky, there are 25 weeks to go and a lot can change. For evidence, we need go back only one year and look at 2011's Week 1 standings. A year ago, the Bammers and the Whiteskins sat atop the American and National division standings after scintillating 6-0 starts. By season's end those teams sat in fourth and last place, respectively, a combined 22 games under .500. Down at or near the bottom of those 2011 first-week standings we found the Cherry Valley Bombers, at 0-6, and the Zero's, at 1-5. Do we need to remind anyone who wound up winning the division pennants and meeting in the SBL Series? The Z's and CVBs would finish a combined 207-117, with the Bombers winning a close battle in the championship tilt. So, there you are -- the baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint, so everyone just chill. . . . It's also worth noting that last season began with an expected burst of offense, despite a severely truncated 3 1/2-day schedule, but then hitting numbers soon regressed and stayed flat for several weeks thereafter. This year, again, brought some surprisingly robust hitting to kick off the season -- but, just as a warning, don't be surprised if the lumber cools off in the coming weeks. Our little scheme to tweak the schedule -- splitting the first 11-12 days of the MLB season into two somewhat-shortened SBL weeks so as to return us to our traditional format with (almost) every stat week ending on a Sunday -- worked out just fine, for one week, anyway. Although we had what amounted to only about five full days' worth of games, plate appearances weren't too far off what we'd see in a normal week -- all but a couple of teams made it into the 200s, and the league average of 208 was only about 30 or so short of a full load. That's a fair and representative sample, we'd say. The league average of 7.25 homers was better than we've seen in some full-length weeks, and while there weren't many eye-popping RBI numbers, a handful of clubs made it into the 30s in runs and/or TB. The Inmates enjoyed a 12-HR, 36-run, 34-BI bash-fest, numbers that would hold up as category-winners in many a seven-day week.

Week 1 Standings

AMERICAN DIVISION
Team, LW...............W....L.....PCT....GB
Moaners..................6....0...1.000....--
Badgers..................4....2.....667.....2
Barristers................4....2.....667.....2
Pontiffs..................2....4.....333.....4
Zero's....................2....4.....333.....4
Bammers................0....6.....000.....6
NATIONAL DIVISION
Team, LW...............W....L.....PCT....GB
Inmates..................6....0...1.000....--
Whiteskins...............5....1.....833.....1
Bombers.................4....2.....667.....2
DamianUnited...........2....4.....333.....4
Derelicts.................1....5.....167.....5
Godfathers..............0....6.....000.....6

Week 1 Stats

Batting.........pa.....r......h-bb-t....2b+3b=tb.....hr....rbi....sb....obp....tb
Zero's..........212...23...44-20=64.....12+0=24........8....27.....0....302....146.6
Moaners.......221...35...58-23=81.....14+2=34........5....20.....6....3665
Badgers.......207...23...35-21=56.......7+2=20........7....25.....8.....271....128.4
Bammers.....207...23...52-22=74.......7+1=17........5....19.....2.....357....133.1
Barristers.....196...17...52-20=72......11+0=22........5....17.....4.....3673
Pontiffs.......204...27...53-13=66.......4+1=11........9....26.....3.....324
Bombers......212...31...56-15=71......10+1=23........9....26.....3.....335
Derelicts......198...20...39-15=54.......6+1=15........8....23.....1.....273....137.3
Godfathers...205...22...45-23=68.......7+0=14........8....25.....4.....332....128.9
Inmates.......209...36...50-24=74.....11+1=25.......12....34.....4.....354
DamUnited...212...25...48-16=66......9+1=21.........6....25.....5.....311....136.3
Whiteskins...215...33...50-23=73......11+5=37........5....23.....2.....339
Pitching.........ip....er.....h-bb-hbp=br/avg.....k/avg.......w-l....sv....era
Zero's.........35.0....13.....37-15-0=52/1.49......21/0.60.....1-4.....2...3.34
Moaners......44.2....11.....38--8-1=47/1.05......32/0.72......2-3.....7...2.22
Badgers......32.2....14.....26-13-0=39/1.19......33/1.01......0-2.....4...3.86
Bammers....50.1....24.....49-15-2=66/1.31......48/0.95......2-5.....0...4.29
BFGs.........40.1....10.....24-14-3=41/1.02......33/0.82......4-1.....2...2.23
Pontiffs......39.1....20.....39-10-2=51/1.30......35/0.89.....3-1......1...4.58
Bombers.....34.0....28.....46-12-1=59/1.74......28/0.82......0-5.....5...7.41
Derelicts.....42.2....16.....33-10-4=47/1.10......45/1.05......4-0.....0...3.37
G's............36.1....19.....37-20-0=57/1.57......26/0.72......4-2.....4...4.71
Inmates......32.1....15.....27--7-2=36/1.11.......28/0.87.....3-1.....3...4.18
DamU........44.1....22.....46-24-1=71/1.60......46/1.04......2-1.....1...4.47
W'skins.......39.1.....8.....20-17-1=38/0.96......35/0.89......0-1.....4...1.83

2012 SBL Rosters

INMATES
1B: Ortiz (79), Goldschmidt (235)
2B: Kinsler (14), Espinosa (209)
SS: As. Cabrera (27), Drew (222)
3B: Ar. Ramirez (40), R. Roberts (183)
C: Avila (92), R. Hernandez (248)
OF: Kemp (1), Hart (157), Maybin (170), C. Ross (196), Reimold (261), Heisey (300)
SP: Lincecum (53), Greinke (66), An. Sanchez (144), Buchholz (274), Sale (287)
Taxi: Carpenter (1), Stauffer (24)
RP: B. Wilson (105), Bailey (118), Guerra (131), Farnsworth (145)

BAMMERS
1B: Pujols (2), Dunn (158)
2B: Kendrick (54), Infante (288)
SS: Desmond (210), Cozart (249)
3B: Longoria (15), Lawrie (67)
C: C. Santana (28), Mesoraco (289)
OF: B. Upton (80), Werth (106), T. Hunter (146), L. Cain (171), De. Young (223), Crisp (262)
SP: Hamels (41), M. Cain (93), Wainwright (132), Hanson (133), McCarthy (275)
Taxi: H. Alvarez (2), T. Hudson (23)
RP: Santos (119), Jansen (184), Reed (197), Pestano (236)

GODFATHERS
1B: Freeman (121), Ca. Lee (211)
2B: Pedroia (16), Beckham (277)
SS: Andrus (42), Aviles (276)
3B: Mi. Cabrera (3), Morel (290)
C: R. Martin (224), Doumit (263)
OF: Bourn (29), Bruce (55), Victorino (81), Morse (107), C. Crawford (185), Bonifacio (198)
SP: Price (68), Gallardo (94), Kennedy (120), D. Hudson (159), Feliz (237)
Taxi: J. Santana (3), Niese (22)
RP: Street (134), Marmol (147), Francisco (172), Jo. Peralta (250)

WHITESKINS
1B: Lind (122), G. Sanchez (225)
2B: J. Weeks (69), Altuve (238)
SS: Tulowitzki (4), A. Escobar (264)
3B: R. Zimmerman (43), Callaspo (291)
C: J. Montero (173), Soto (212)
OF: Granderson (17), Ethier (56), Cuddyer (109), Stubbs (135), I. Suzuki (148), Tabata (265)
SP: Verlander (30), Garza (95), Morrow (160), Pomeranz (199), Cahill (278)
Taxi: Norris (4), Oswalt (21)
RP: M. Rivera (82), Storen (108), Myers (186), Santiago (251)

ZERO'S
1B: Teixeira (18), Pena (123)
2B: Uggla (44), O. Hudson (279)
SS: Y. Escobar (174), S. Rodriguez (292)
3B: Youkilis (31), Polanco (266)
C: Ramos (200), Iannetta (213)
OF: Bautista (5), C. Young (110), Swisher (136), Willingham (187), Kubel (226), Brantley (239)
SP: Strasburg (57), Lester (96), Beachy (149), W. Rodriguez (161), J. Garcia (252)
Taxi: Danks (5), Dempster (20)
RP: Kimbrel (70), Axford (83), Bell (97), Melancon (253)

BARRISTERS
1B: Konerko (58), I. Davis (214)
2B: Cano (6), Raburn (241)
SS: Rollins (71), Hardy (137)
3B: Wright (45), Valencia (240)
C: Wieters (84), K. Suzuki (254)
OF: J. Upton (19), A. Jones (98), Gardner (124), Morrison (201), Pagan (227), Rios (267)
SP: Halladay (32), C. Wilson (111), U. Jimenez (150), Pineda (162), Lilly (175)
Taxi: Lewis (6), Jurrjens (19)
RP: Papelbon (85), Clippard (188), R. Soriano (280), Lidge (293)

DAMIANUNITED
1B: Fielder (7), Howard (229)
2B: Zobrist (46), D. Murphy (242)
SS: D. Gordon (138), Bloomquist (294)
3B: Sandoval (73), Reynolds (86)
C: Arencibia (112), Y. Molina (215)
OF: Stanton (20), Jennings (72), Boesch (125), Duda (202), Wells (228), Francoeur (255)
SP: Cl. Lee (33), Sabathia (59), Darvish (99), G. Gonzalez (151), Volquez (268)
Taxi: Liriano (7), Peavy (18)
RP: C. Perez (163), Thornton (176), Venters (189), Adams (281)

MOANERS
1B: K. Morales (60), Morneau (243)
2B: R. Weeks (74), Scutaro (203)
SS: J. Reyes (21), Furcal (282)
3B: A. Rodriguez (34), Encarnacion (190)
C: M. Montero (87), Saltalamacchia (256)
OF: Ellsbury (8), N. Cruz (47), A. Jackson (177), Joyce (230), Mayberry (269), J. Rivera (295)
SP: Jo. Johnson (61), Worley (126), J. Zimmerman (139), E. Santana (164), Cueto (216)
Taxi: Billingsley (8), Chacin (17)
RP: Putz (100), League (113), Balfour (152), Chapman (217)

PONTIFFS
1B: Hosmer (35), Loney (244)
2B: Ackley (127), Barney (191)
SS: Al. Ramirez (88), Jeter (178)
3B: Trumbo (114), Freese (204)
C: Napoli (49), Buck (218)
OF: Ca. Gonzalez (9), J. Hamilton (22), Choo (62), Heyward (75), Bourjos (231), Craig (270)
SP: Haren (48), Hellickson (140), Scherzer (153), Masterson (205), Nolasco (257)
Taxi: J. Sanchez (9), E. Jackson (16)
RP: Valverde (101), Capps (165), De Los Santos (283), Benoit (296)

DERELICTS
1B: Votto (10), Mi. Young (89)
2B: N. Walker (102), Utley (192)
SS: Jh. Peralta (76), Al. Gonzalez (271)
3B: Moustakas (154), McGehee (206)
C: McCann (63), Olivo (258)
OF: Holliday (23), Pence (36), Markakis (115), Prado (193), A. Soriano (232), Ludwick (297)
SP: Weaver (37), F. Hernandez (50), Romero (128), Fister (166), Marcum (179)
Taxi: D. Holland (10), Floyd (15)
RP: Hanrahan (141), Bastardo (219), G. Holland (245), Crain (284)

BADGERS
1B: Berkman (64), Gamel (180)
2B: Kipnis (181), A. Hill (207)
SS: Castro (38), B. Crawford (272)
3B: H. Ramirez (11), P. Alvarez (285)
C: Mauer (103), Lucroy (246)
OF: McCutchen (24), A. Gordon (51), Cespedes (155), Rasmus (220), Ibanez (233), Belt (298)
SP: Kershaw (25), M. Moore (77), Bumgarner (90), M. Minor (194), Vogelsong (259)
Taxi: Nicasio (11), Lohse (14)
RP: Walden (116), S. Marshall (129), R. Betancourt (142), Motte (167)

BOMBERS
1B: Ad. Gonzalez (12), Butler (91)
2B: Phillips (39), K. Johnson (208)
SS: Aybar (52), Pennington (221)
3B: Beltre (26), Headley (260)
C: Posey (78), Barajas (299)
OF: Braun (13), Beltran (65), Me. Cabrera (117), Fowler (195), J. Martinez (234), Quentin (286)
SP: J. Shields (104), Beckett (130), Luebke (143), Latos (156), Kuroda (247)
Taxi: Capuano (12), S. Baker (13)
RP: Nathan (168), Broxton (169), Ji. Johnson (182), Romo (273)

2012 SBL Draft

FIRST ROUND
1. Matt Kemp, OF, Dodgers (Inmates)
2. Albert Pujols, 1B, Angels (Bammers)
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B, Tigers (Godfathers)
4. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, Rockies (Whiteskins)
5. Jose Bautista, OF, Blue Jays (Zero's)
6. Robinson Cano, 2B, Yankees (Barristers)
7. Prince Fielder, 1B, Tigers (DamUnited)
8. Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, Red Sox (Moaners)
9. Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Rockies (Pontiffs)
10. Joey Votto, 1B, Reds (Derelicts)
11. Hanley Ramirez, 3B, Marlins (Badgers)
12. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, Red Sox (Bombers)
13. Ryan Braun, OF, Brewers (Bombers)
SECOND ROUND
14. Ian Kinsler, 2B, Rangers (Inmates)
15. Evan Longoria, 3B, Rays (Bammers)
16. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Red Sox (Godfathers)
17. Curtis Granderson, OF, Yankees (Whiteskins)
18. Mark Teixeira, 1B, Yankees (Zero's)
19. Justin Upton, OF, Diamondbacks (Barristers)
20. Giancarlo Stanton, OF, Marlins (DamUnited)
21. Jose Reyes, SS, Marlins (Moaners)
22. Josh Hamilton, OF, Rangers (Pontiffs)
23. Matt Holliday, OF, Cardinals (Derelicts)
24. Andrew McCutcheon, OF, Pirates (Badgers)
25. Clayton Kershaw, SP, Dodgers (Badgers)
26. Adrian Beltre, 3B, Rangers (Bombers)
THIRD ROUND
27. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, Indians (Inmates)
28. Carlos Santana, C, Indians (Bammers)
29. Michael Bourn, OF, Braves (Godfathers)
30. Justin Verlander, SP, Tigers (Whiteskins)
31. Kevin Youkilis, 3B, Red Sox (Zero's)
32. Roy Halladay, SP, Phillies (Barristers)
33. Cliff Lee, SP, Phillies (DamUnited)
34. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, Yankees (Moaners)
35. Eric Hosmer, 1B, Royals (Pontiffs)
36. Hunter Pence, OF, Phillies (Derelicts)
37. Jered Weaver, SP, Angels (Derelicts)
38. Starlin Castro, SS, Cubs (Badgers)
39. Bradon Phillips, 2B, Reds (Bombers)
FOURTH ROUND
40. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, White Sox (Inmates)
41. Cole Hamels, SP, Phillies (Bammers)
42. Elvis Andrus, SS, Rangers (Godfathers)
43. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Nationals (Whiteskins)
44. Dan Uggla, 2B, Braves (Zero's)
45. David Wright, 3B, Mets (Barristers)
46. Ben Zobrist, 2B, Rays (DamUnited)
47. Nelson Cruz, OF, Rangers (Moaners)
48. Dan Haren, SP, Angels (Pontiffs)
49. Mike Napoli, C, Rangers (Pontiffs)
50. Felix Hernandez, SP, Marinerz (Derelicts)
51. Alex Gordon, OF, Royals (Badgers)
52. Erick Aybar, SS, Angels (Bombers)
FIFTH ROUND
53. Tim Lincecum, OF, Giants (Inmates)
54. Howie Kendrick, 2B, Angels (Bammers)
55. Jay Bruce, OF, Reds (Godfathers)
56. Andre Ethier, OF, Dodgers (Whiteskins)
57. Stephen Strasburg, SP, Nationals (Zero's)
58. Paul Konerko, 1B, White Sox (Barristers)
59. C.C. Sabathia, SP, Yankees (DamUnited)
60. Kendrys Morales, 1B, Angels (Moaners)
61. Josh Johnson, SP, Marlins (Moaners)
62. Shin-Soo Shoo, OF, Indians (Pontiffs)
63. Brian McCann, C, Braves (Derelicts)
64. Lance Berkman, 1B, Cardinals (Badgers)
65. Carlos Beltran, OF, Cardinals (Bombers)
SIXTH ROUND
66. Zach Greinke, SP, Brewers (Inmates)
67. Brett Lawrie, 3B, Blue Jays (Bammers)
68. David Price, SP, Rays (Godfathers)
69. Jemile Weeks, 2B, Athletics (Whiteskins)
70. Craig Kimbrel, RP, Braves (Zero's)
71. Jimmy Rollins, SS, Phillies (Barristers)
72. Desmond Jennings, OF, Rays (DamUnited)
73. Pablo Sanchez, 3B, Giants (DamUnited)
74. Ricky Weeks, 2B, Brewers (Moaners)
75. Jason Heyward, OF, Braves (Pontiffs)
76. Jhonny Peralta, SS, Indians (Derelicts)
77. Matt Moore, SP, Rays (Badgers)
78. Buster Posey, C, Giants (Bombers)
SEVENTH ROUND
79. David Ortiz, 1B, Red Sox (Inmates)
80. B.J. Upton, OF, Rays (Bammers)
81. Shane Victorino, OF, Phillies (Godfathers)
82. Mariano Rivera, RP, Yankees (Whiteskins)
83. John Axford, RP, Brewers (Zero's)
84. Matt Weiters, C, Orioles (Barristers)
85. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, Phillies (Barristers)
86. Mark Reynolds, 3B, Orioles (DamUnited)
87. Miguel Montero, C, Diamondbacks (Moaners)
88. Alexei Ramirez, SS, White Sox (Pontiffs)
89. Michael Young, 1B, Rangers (Derelicts)
90. Madison Bumgarner, SP, Giants (Badgers)
91. Billy Butler, DH, Royals (Bombers)
EIGHTH ROUND
92. Alex Avila, C, Tigers (Inmates)
93. Matt Cain, SP, Giants (Bammers)
94. Yovani Gallardo, SP, Brewers (Godfathers)
95. Matt Garza, SP, Cubs (Whiteskins)
96. Jon Lester, SP, Red Sox (Zero's)
97. Heath Bell, RP, Marlins (Zero's)
98. Adam Jones, OF, Orioles (Barristers)
99. Yu Darvish, SP, Rangers (DamUnited)
100. J.J. Putz, RP, Diamondbacks (Moaners)
101. Jose Valverde, RP, Tigers (Pontiffs)
102. Neil Walker, 2B, Pirates (Derelicts)
103. Joe Mauer, C, Twins (Badgers)
104. James Shields, RP, Rays (Bombers)
NINTH ROUND
105. Brian Wilson, RP, Giants (Inmates)
106. Jayson Werth, OF, Nationals (Bammers)
107. Michael Morse, OF, Nationals (Godfathers)
108. Drew Storen, RP, Nationals (Whitekins)
109. Michael Cuddyer, OF, Rockies (Whiteskins)
110. Chris Young, OF, Diamondbacks (Zero's)
111. C.J. Wilson, SP, Angels (Barristers)
112. J.P. Arencibia, C, Blue Jays (DamUnited)
113. Brandon League, RP, Mariners (Moaners)
114. Mark Trumbo, 3B, Angels (Pontiffs)
115. Nick Markakis, OF, Orioles (Derelicts)
116. Jordan Walden, RP, Angels (Badgers)
117. Melky Cabrera, OF, Giants (Bombers)
TENTH ROUND
118. Andrew Bailey, RP, Red Sox (Inmates)
119. Sergio Santos, RP, Blue Jays (Bammers)
120. Ian Kennedy, SP, Diamondbacks (Godfathers)
121. Freddie Freeman, 1B, Braves (Godfathers)
122. Adam Lind, 1B, Blue Jays (Whiteskins)
123. Carlos Pena, 1B, Rays (Zero's)
124. Brett Gardner, OF, Yankees (Barristers)
125. Brennan Boesch, OF, Tigers (DamUnited)
126. Vance Worley, SP, Phillies (Moaners)
127. Dustin Ackley, 2B, Mariners (Pontiffs)
128. Ricky Romero, SP, Blue Jays (Derelicts)
129. Sean Marshall, RP, Reds (Badgers)
130. Josh Beckett, SP, Red Sox (Bombers)
ELEVENTH ROUND
131. Javy Guerra, RP, Dodgers (Inmates)
132. Adam Wainwright, SP, Cardinals (Bammers)
133. Tommy Hanson, SP, Braves (Bammers)
134. Huston Street, RP, Padres (Godfathers)
135. Drew Stubbs, OF, Reds (Whiteskins)
136. Nick Swisher, OF, Yankees (Zero's)
137. J.J. Hardy, SS, Orioles (Barristers)
138. Dee Gordon, SS, Dodgers (DamUnited)
139. Jordan Zimmerman, RP, Nationals (Moaners)
140. Jeremy Hellickson, SP, Rays (Pontiffs)
141. Joel Hanrahan, RP, Pirates (Derelicts)
142. Rafael Betancourt, RP, Rockies (Badgers)
143. Corey Lubke, SP, Padres (Bombers)
TWELFTH ROUND
144. Anibal Sanchez, SP, Marlins (Inmates)
145. Kyle Farnsworth, RP, Rays (Inmates)
146. Torii Hunter, OF, Angels (Bammers)
147. Carlos Marmol, RP, Cubs (Godfathers)
148. Ichiro Suzuki, OF, Mariners (Whiteskins)
149. Brandon Beachy, SP, Braves (Zero's)
150. Ubaldo Jimenez, SP, Indians (Barristers)
151. Gio Gonzalez, SP, Nationals (DamUnited)
152. Grant Balfour, RP, Athletics (Moaners)
153. Max Scherzer, SP, Tigers (Pontiffs)
154. Matt Moustakas, 3B, Royals (Derelicts)
155. Yoenis Cespedes, OF, Athletics (Badgers)
156. Mat Latos, SP, Reds (Bombers)
THIRTEENTH ROUND
157. Corey Hart, OF, Brewers (Inmates)
158. Adam Dunn, 1B, White Sox (Bammers)
159. Daniel Hudson, SP, Diamondbacks (Godfathers)
160. Brandon Morrow, SP, Blue Jays (Whiteskins)
161. Wandy Rodriguez, SP, Astros (Zero's)
162. Michael Pineda, SP, Yankees (Barristers)
163. Chris Perez, RP, Indians (DamUnited)
164. Ervin Santana, SP, Angels (Moaners)
165. Matt Capps, RP, Twins (Pontiffs)
166. Doug Fister, SP, Tigers (Derelicts)
167. Jason Motte, RP, Cardinals (Badgers)
168. Joe Nathan, RP, Rangers (Bombers)
169. Jonathan Broxton, RP, Royals (Bombers)
FOURTEENTH ROUND
170. Cameron Maybin, OF, Padres (Inmates)
171. Lorenzo Cain, OF, Royals (Moaners)
172. Frank Francisco, RP, Mets (Godfathers)
173. Jesus Montero, C, Mariners (Whiteskins)
174. Yunel Escobar, SS, Blue Jays (Godfathers)
175. Ted Lilly, SP, Dodgers (Barristers)
176. Matt Thornton, RP, White Sox (DamUnited)
177. Austin Jackson, OF, Tigers (Moaners)
178. Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees (Pontiffs)
179. Shaun Marcun, SP, Brewers (Derelicts)
180. Mat Gamel, 1B, Brewers (Badgers)
181. Matt Kipnis, 2B, Indians (Badgers)
182. Jimmy Johnson, RP, Orioles (Bombers)
FIFTEENTH ROUND
183. Ryan Roberts, 3B, Diamondbacks (Inmates)
184. Kenley Jansen, RP, Dodgers (Bammers)
185. Carl Crawford, OF, Red Sox (Godfathers)
186. Brett Myers, RP, Astros (Whiteskins)
187. Josh Willingham, OF, Twins (Zero's)
188. Tyler Clippard, RP, Nationals (Barristers)
189. Jonny Venters, RP, Braves (DamUnited)
190. Edwin Encarnacion, 3B, Blue Jays (Moaners)
191. Darwin Barney, 2B, Cubs (Pontiffs)
192. Chase Utley, 2B, Phillies (Derelicts)
193. Martin Prado, OF, Braves (Derelicts)
194. Mike Minor, SP, Braves (Badgers)
195. Dexter Fowler, OF, Rockies (Bombers)
SIXTEENTH ROUND
196. Cody Ross, OF, Red Sox, (Inmates)
197. Addison Reed, RP, White Sox (Bammers)
198. Emilio Bonifacio, OF, Marlins (Godfathers)
199. Drew Pomeranz, SP, Rockies (Whiteskins)
200. Wilton Ramos, C, Nationals (Zero's)
201. Logan Morrison, OF, Marlins (Barristers)
202. Lucas Duda, OF, Mets (DamUnited)
203. Marcos Scutaro, 2B, Rockies (Moaners)
204. David Freese, 3B, Cardinals (Pontiffs)
205. Justin Masterson, SP, Indians (Pontiffs)
206. Casey McGehee, 3B, Pirates (Derelicts)
207. Aaron Hill, 2B, Diamondbacks (Badgers)
208. Kelly Johnson, 2B, Blue Jays (Bombers)
SEVENTEENTH ROUND
209. Danny Espinoza, 2B, Nationals (Inmates)
210. Ian Desmond, SS, Nationals (Bammers)
211. Carlos Lee, 1B, Astros (Godfathers)
212. Giovani Soto, C, Cubs (Whiteskins)
213. Chris Ianneta, C, Angels (Zero's)
214. Ike Davis, 1B, Mets (Barristers)
215. Yadier Molina, C, Cardinals (DamUnited)
216. Johnny Cueto, SP, Reds (Moaners)
217. Aroldis Chapman, RP, Reds (Moaners)
218. John Buck, C, Marlins (Pontiffs)
219. Antonio Bastardo, RP, Phillies (Derelicts)
220. Colby Rasmus, OF, Cardinals (Badgers)
221. Cliff Pennington, SS, Athletics (Bombers)
EIGHTEENTH ROUND
222. Stephen Drew, SS, Diamondbacks (Inmates)
223. Delmon Young, OF, Tigers (Bammers)
224. Russell Martin, C, Yankees (Godfathers)
225. Gaby Sanchez, 1B, Marlins (Whiteskins)
226. Jason Kubel, OF, Diamondbacks (Zero's)
227. Angel Pagan, OF, Giants (Barristers)
228. Vernon Wells, OF, Angels (DamUnited)
229. Ryan Howard, 1B, Phillies (DamUnited)
230. Matt Joyce, OF, Rays (Moaners)
231. Peter Bourjos, OF, Angels (Pontiffs)
232. Alfornso Soriano, OF, Cubs (Derelicts)
233. Raul Ibanez, OF, Yankees (Badgers)
234. J.D. Martinez, OF, Astros (Bombers)
NINETEENTH ROUND
235. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Diamondbacks (Inmates)
236. Vinnie Pestano, RP, Indians (Bammers)
237. Neftali Feliz, SP, Rangers (Godfathers)
238. Jose Altuve, 2B, Astros (Whitekins)
239. Michael Brantley, OF, Indians (Zero's)
240. Danny Valencia, 3B, Twins (Barristers)
241. Ryan Rayburn, 2B, Tigers (Barristers)
242. Daniel Murphy, 2B, Mets (DamUnited)
243. Justin Morneau, 1B, Twins (Moaners)
244. James Loney, 1B, Dodgers (Pontiffs)
245. Greg Holland, RP, Royals (Derelicts)
246. Matt Lucroy, C, Brewers (Badgers)
247. Hiroki Kuroda, SP, Yankees (Bombers)
TWENTIETH ROUND
248. Ramon Hernandez, C, Rockies (Inmates)
249. Zach Cozart, SS, Reds (Bammers)
250. Joel Peralta, RP, Rays (Godfathers)
251. Hector Santiago, RP, White Sox (Whiteskins)
252. Jaime Garcia, SP, Cardinals (Zero's)
253. Mark Melancon, RP, Red Sox (Zero's)
254. Kurt Suzuki, C, Athletics (Barristers)
255. Jeff Francoeur, OF, Royals (DamUnited)
256. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, Red Sox (Moaners)
257. Ricky Nolasco, SP, Marlins (Pontiffs)
258. Miguel Olivo, C, Marlins (Derelicts)
259. Ryan Vogelsong, SP, Giants (Badgers)
260. Chase Headley, 3B, Padres (Bombers)
TWENTY-FIRST ROUND
261. Nolan Reimold, OF, Orioles (Inmates)
262. Coco Crisp, OF, Athletics (Bammers)
263. Ryan Doumit, C, Twins (Godfathers)
264. Alcides Escobar, SS, Royals (Whiteskins)
265. Jose Tabata, OF, Pirates (Whiteskins)
266. Placido Polanco, 3B, Phillies (Zero's)
267. Alex Rios, OF, White Sox (Barristers)
268. Edinson Volquez, SP, Padres (DamUnited)
269. John Mayberry Jr., OF, Phillies (Moaners)
270. Allen Craig, OF, Cardinals (Pontiffs)
271. Alex Gonzalez, SS, Brewers (Derelicts)
272. Brandon Crawford, SS, Giants (Badgers)
273. Sergio Romo, RP, Giants (Bombers)
TWENTY-SECOND ROUND
274. Clay Bucholz, SP, Red Sox (Inmates)
275. Brandon McCarthy, SP, Athletics (Bammers)
276. Mike Aviles, SS, Red Sox (Godfathers)
277. Gordon Beckham, 2B, White Sox (Godfathers)
278. Trevor Cahill, SP, Diamondbacks (Whiteskins)
279. Orlando Hudson, 2B, Padres (Zero's)
280. Rafael Soriano, RP, Yankees (Barristers)
281. Mike Adams, RP, Rangers (DamUnited)
282. Rafael Furcal, SS, Cardinals (Moaners)
283. Fautino De Los Santos, RP, Athletics (Pontiffs)
284. Jesse Crain, RP, White Sox (Derelicts)
285. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pirates (Badgers)
286. Carlos Quentin, OF, Padres (Bombers)
TWENTY-THIRD ROUND
287. Chris Sale, SP, White Sox (Inmates)
288. Omar Infante, 2B, Marlins (Bammers)
289. Devin Mesoraco, C, Reds (Bammers)
290. Brett Morel, 3B, White Sox (Godfathers)
291. Alberto Callaspo, 3B, Angels (Whiteskins)
292. Sean Rodriguez, SS, Rays (Zero's)
293. Brad Lidge, RP, Nationals (Barristers)
294. Willie Bloomquist, SS, Diamondbacks (DamUnited)
295. Juan Rivera, OF, Dodgers (Moaners)
296. Joaquin Benoit, RP, Tigers (Pontiffs)
297. Ryan Ludwick, OF, Reds (Derelicts)
298. Brandon Belt, OF, Giants (Badgers)
299. Rod Barajas, C, Pirates (Bombers)
300. Chris Heisey, OF, Reds (Inmates)
TAXI-SQUAD ROUND (1)
1. Chris Carpenter, SP, Cardinals (Inmates)
2. Henderson Alvarez, SP, Blue Jays (Bammers)
3. Johan Santana, SP, Mets (Godfathers)
4. Bud Norris, SP, Astros (Whiteskins)
5. John Danks, SP, White Sox (Zero's)
6. Colby Lewis, SP, Rangers (Barristers)
7. Francisco Liriano, SP, Twins (DamUnited)
8. Chad Billingsley, SP, Dodgers (Moaners)
9. Jonathan Sanchez, SP, Royals (Pontiffs)
10. Derek Holland, SP, Rangers (Derelicts)
11. Juan Nicasio, SP, Rockies (Badgers)
12. Chris Capuano, SP, Dodgers (Bombers)
TAXI-SQUAD ROUND (2)
13. Scott Baker, SP, Twins (Bombers)
14. Kyle Lohse, SP, Cardinals (Badgers)
15. Gavin Floyd, SP, White Sox (Derelicts)
16. Edwin Jackson, SP, Nationals (Pontiffs)
17. Jhoulys Chacin, SP, Rockies (Moaners)
18. Jake Peavy, SP, White Sox (DamUnited)
19. Jair Jurrjens, SP, Braves (Barristers)
20. Ryan Dempster, SP, Cubs (Zero's)
21. Roy Oswalt, SP, Free Agent (Whiteskins)
22. Jon Niese, SP, Mets (Godfathers)
23. Tim Hudson, SP, Braves (Bammers)
24. Tim Stauffer, SP, Padres (Inmates)

Just Moments Away Now

After finally connecting with everyone across the globe, we're now almost ready to go.

We're breaking down certain players, position-by-position. After the hurly-burly settles into a dull roar, we'll get going.

The Inmates are on the clock.

Draft Order

1. Inmates
2. Bammers
3. Godfathers
4. Whiteskins
5. Zero's
6. Barristers
7. DamUnited
8. Moaners
9. Puny Pontiffs
10. Derelicts
11. Badgers
12. Bombers

Running Late But Ready To Go

So far there are five owners at the Hacienda in Chino Hills and it's almost 10 min. after the supposed 12:30 p.m. start.

Owners for the Inmates, Bammers, Barristers, Derelicts and Puny Pontiffs are the first to show. And the owner of the Barristers said "What the f*ck?" in response to not more owners being here.

So basically, we're right on time.