SIMBL POSTSEASON HISTORY

Updated Through 2045 Postseason To Be Updated Shortly

SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES CHAMPIONS 2005-2054

SIMBL CHAMPIONS
*-Indicates Wildcard Team

SIMBL POST SEASON HISTORY

SEASON	CHAMPION	GM	RUNNERUP	GM
2005	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE	BEND *	TED WILLIAMS
2006	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE	PENSACOLA	MIKE STEWART
2007	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE	AUGUSTA	STEPH MABIE
2008	POCATELLO	ZACH DEUEL	TEXAS *	PAT FLANAGAN
2009	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE	LOS ANGELES	DAVID BLILEY
2010	MARIN *	TOM HICKMAN	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE
2011	OREGON *	MIKE SENN	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO
2012	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE	LOS ANGELES	DAVID BLILEY
2013	LAS VEGAS	CHIP ORTON	TEXAS	PAT FLANAGAN
2014	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO
2015	LAS VEGAS	CHIP ORTON	BOSTON	DAVE BURGESS
2016	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE	LOS ANGELES	DAVID BLILEY
2017	BRISTOL	GREG CHECOVETES	CHICAGO	MIKE LYNCH
2018	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE
2019	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO
2020	MANHATTAN BEACH	SHANE DAY	OREGON	MIKE SENN
2021	SAN DIEGO	WARREN PINEAU	DALLAS *	ROBERT DON
2022	HOLLYWOOD *	RODNEY BAYLOR	DALLAS *	ROBERT DON
2023	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	LAS VEGAS	CARL HANNAH
2024	SAN DIEGO *	KEVIN NORRIS	DALLAS *	ROBERT DON
2025	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	ASHEVILLE	PETE MCGOWAN
2026	CLEVELAND	JONATHAN FITZGERALD	SACRAMENTO	JASON GREGORY
2027	NEW YORK *	CHRIS GATTUSO	CHICAGO	JOHN BOWDEN
2028	ASHEVILLE *	PETE MCGOWAN	NEW YORK	CHRIS GATTUSO
2029	HAWAII	TROY VOGEL	OREGON	TIM IMASA
2030	WHITBY	JOHN CALLAHAN	HAWAII	TROY VOGEL
2031	LAS VEGAS *	CARL HANNAH	DALLAS *	ROBERT DON
2032	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	HAWAII *	TROY VOGEL
2033	SAN DIEGO	DON KRAUSE	CLEVELAND	JONATHAN FITZGERALD
2034	DALLAS	ROBERT DON	CHICAGO	JOHN BOWDEN
2035	WESTBURY	BILL ATTEBERRY	CHICAGO *	JOHN BOWDEN
2036	TEXAS	PAT FLANAGAN	CHICAGO	JOHN BOWDEN
2037	TORONTO	ERIC SAVARD	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE
2038	TORONTO *	ERIC SAVARD	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE
2039	NEW YORK	CHRIS GATTUSO	TAMPA BAY	TIM MELICAN
2040	ASHEVILLE	PETE MCGOWAN	NEW YORK	CHRIS GATTUSO
2041	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	NORFOLK *	BRANDON POPPER
2042	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	TAMPA BAY	JEFF PALIN
2043	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	HAWAII	DAVID MACKENZIE
2044	WESTBURY	BILL ATTEBERRY	LAS VEGAS *	CARL HANNAH
2045	ANN ARBOR	TROY VOGEL	KNOXVILLE *	ANDY HUTCHINSON
2046	MONTREAL	JAMES LEMON	SAN DIEGO	PAUL WARE
2047	ST. PETERSBURG	BRANDON POPPER	TORONTO *	ERIC SAVARD
2048	INDIANAPOLIS	JEFF PALIN	CLEVELAND *	CHRIS SCHUBERT
2049	RIVER CITY	ANTHONY KEENCE	MIAMI	ROBERT DON
2050	RIVER CITY	ANTHONY KEENCE	TORONTO *	ERIC SAVARD
2051	RIVER CITY	ANTHONY KEENCE	CLEVELAND	CHIP ORTON
2052	NEW YORK	CHRIS GATTUSO	AC KANSAS CITY	ANTHONY ARELLANO
2053	SACRAMENTO	JASON GREGORY	ANN ARBOR	TROY VOGEL
2054	CHICAGO	DUSTIN HEWITT	ANN ARBOR *	TROY VOGEL
2055	SAN DIEGO *	PAUL WARE	CALGARY *	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO

WORST-TO-FIRST SEASONS IN SIMBL HISTORY

SEASON	TEAM	GM	RECORD	PREVIOUS	RESULT
2008	POCATELLO	ZACH DEUEL	85-77	65-97	SIMBL CHAMPIONS
2009	LOS ANGELES	DAVE BLILEY	92-70	77-85	LOST IN SIMBL CS
2014	BIRMINGHAM	JASON DEMARCO	81-81	46-116	LOST IN SLDS
2016	BRISTOL	GREG CHECOVETES	97-65	64-98	LOST IN ULCS
2017	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	94-68	72-90	LOST IN ULDS
2018	SACRAMENTO	JASON GREGORY	94-67	64-98	LOST IN ULCS
2019	SUNNYVALE	TIM MELICAN	91-71	64-98	LOST IN SLDS
2020	MANHATTAN BEACH	SHANE DAY	96-66	75-87	SIMBL CHAMPIONS
2027	WHITBY	JOHN CALLAHAN	97-65	79-83	LOST IN ULCS
2028	BEND	TED WILLIAMS	82-80	70-92	LOST IN ULCS
2029	OREGON	TIM IMASA	89-73	70-93	LOST IN SIMBL CS
2030	ROCHESTER	JAMEY CARTER	71-91	58-104	LOST IN SLDS
2031	SAN DIEGO	DON KRAUSE	88-74	73-89	LOST IN SLDS
2033	KNOXVILLE	ANDY HUTCHINSON	83-79	63-99	LOST IN SLDS
2037	CLEVELAND	JONTHAN FITZGERALD	86-76	68-94	LOST IN ULDS
2038	BEND	TED WILLIAMS	77-85	63-99	LOST IN ULCS
2040	HOLLYWOOD	BRIAN BARRETT	84-78	69-93	LOST IN SLDS
2040	NORFOLK	BRANDON POPPER	88-74	77-85	LOST IN SLCS
2041	SACRAMENTO	JASON GREGORY	88-74	62-100	LOST IN SLCS
2044	KNOXVILLE	ANDY HUTCHINSON	91-71	73-89	LOST IN SLCS
2045	ASHEVILLE	PETE MCGOWAN	97-65	68-94	LOST IN SLDS
2045	BRISTOL	GREG CHECOVETES	85-77	72-90	LOST IN ULDS
2046	AC KANSAS CITY	ANDY MAYFIELD	95-67	72-90	LOST IN SLDS
2046	ROCHESTER	MATT LADUKE	91-71	69-93	LOST IN SLDS
2047	INDIANAPOLIS	JEFF PALIN	94-68	73-89	LOST IN SLDS
2047	BEND	TED WILLIAMS	82-80	71-91	LOST IN ULDS
2048	SACRAMENTO	JASON GREGORY	93-69	64-98	LOST IN SLDS
2049	TORONTO	ERIC SAVARD	97-65	78-84	LOST IN ULCS
2050	OREGON	JAMEY CARTER	87-75	71-91	LOST IN ULCS
2051	CALGARY	CHRISTIAN DEMARCO	89-73	78-84	LOST IN ULDS
2052	TEXAS	DENNIS WALTERS	96-66	71-91	LOST IN ULDS
2054	HAWAII	DAVID MACKENZIE	95-67	75-87	LOST IN SLDS

SIMBL FRANCHISE SEASONAL RECORDS 2005-2054

SIMBL PLAYOFF FACTS: San Diego (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021), Las Vegas (2013, 2015), Manhattan Beach-Hollywood (2020, 2022) and Calgary (2018, 2023, 2025) are the only franchises in SIMBL history to win multiple SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series...San Diego 3B Daryl Ryles (2005/2007) and SP Bobby Grimes (2009/2014, 2021) are the only players to win multiple SIMBL CS MVP awards...San Diego's Daryl Ryles (2005/2007), Calgary RF Ray Barrot (2018) and Marin 1B Glenn Knapp (2010) are the only players in SIMBL history to win both the league MVP and SIMBL CS MVP award in the same season...It can be done! Pocatello (2008) and Manhattan Beach (2020) are the only teams to go from last place the previous season to win the SIMBL Championship the very next season...Bend (2005) was the first wildcard team to make it to the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series but they lost to San Diego in six games...Marin (2010), Oregon (2011), Hollywood (2022) and San Diego (2024) are the only wildcard teams to win a SIMBL Championship...When Dallas and Hollywood met in the 2022 SIMBL CS it was the first time that two wildcard berth teams met in the title series,  San Diego and Dallas also met in 2024 as wildcards...Only four teams have come back from 3-1 deficits in SIMBL playoff history to win the series. Texas led Pocatello in the 2008 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series but the Timberjacks came back to win three straight including Game Seven and the title in what is considered the best game and series in SIMBL CS history. Calgary trailed Boston 3-1 in the 2011 ULCS and came back by outscoring the Patriots 33-3 in the last three games to advance to the 2012 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series. Boston avenged the 2011 ULCS meltdown by taking out the Clippers four postseasons later in the 2015 ULCS. San Diego won their fifth SIMBL Championship in 2012 by overcoming a 3-1 series deficit to Los Angeles. San Diego again came back from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat Rochester in the 2020 SLDS...Two teams have swept the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series: Oregon (2011) and San Diego (2016)...The 2016 San Diego Warewolves are the only team in SIMBL playoff history to go undefeated, 12-0, en route to the SIMBL title...Calgary with six (2011, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025), Los Angeles with three (2009, 2012, 2016) and Dallas (2021, 2022, 2024) have won the most Union League Championship Series while Bristol has lost the most with six ULCS appearances (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019), making five trips to the ULCS and losing them all, three to their nemesis Los Angeles before winning their first ULCS in six tries en route to the 2017 SIMBL Championship...Calgary (6-5) and Bristol (1-5) have made the most LCS appearances other than San Diego (11-3)...While the Meat Puppets have made it to the SIMBL CS three times (2009, 2012, 2016) beating Bristol in the ULCS all three times, they have lost all three of their SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series to San Diego...Oregon and San Diego met three consecutive seasons in the SLCS from 2010-2012.  Every series went seven exciting games...Oregon made an unprecedented seven straight SL Wildcard appearances from 2009-2016...Bristol won their first ULCS in 2018, after going 0-5 in their previous tries, en route to 2017 SIMBL Championship...Calgary was considered the chokers among chokers and 'The 1990's Atlanta Braves Of The SIMBL' as they made the postseason eleven times in the SIMBL's first fourteen seasons, winning ten UL Central division crowns in the process. The Clippers were knocked out in the first round in six of those seasons and made the SIMBL CS just twice, losing both of them in 2011 and 2014. Yet, the Clippers went 0 for 10 in obtaining a SIMBL Championship before winning their first SIMBL title in their staggering eleventh postseason appearance in 2018...As of after the 2022 postseason, Calgary is 1 for 16 in winning a SIMBL ring in postseason appearances...No player has won all three series MVP awards (LDS, LCS and CS) in one postseason though San Diego 1B Kenny Blumberg (2005), Boston SP Floyd Collins (2015) and Chicago SP Glenn Murphy (2017) won both the LDS and LCS MVPS and Daryl Ryles (2007) won the LCS and SIMBL CS MVPS...San Diego 2B Lucas Espitia (2006/2007), San Diego 3B Daryl Ryles (2009/2011), Las Vegas SP Anthony Puffer (2013/2015), Brooklyn 1B Michael Giroux (2008/2013) and San Diego SP Bruce Tucker (2017/2018) are the only players to win two LDS MVPs...Los Angeles SP James Sousa won the ULDS and ULCS MVPs in 2009...Calgary SP Jamie Coop is the only player in SIMBL history to win two LCS MVPs (2011/2014)...San Diego 3B Daryl Ryles is the only player to win a LDS MVP (2009/2011), a LCS MVP (2007) and a SIMBL CS MVP (2005/2007) in his career...Bobby Grimes won the SIMBL CS MVP award three times: 2009, 2014 and 2021.  Grimes won two SLCS MVP awards: 2018 and 2021 and in 2021 he won the SLCS and SIMBL CS MVP awards going 6-0 with a 3.33 ERA in the 2021 postseason...Las Vegas came back from a 3-1 series deficit in the 2023 SLCS against Hollywood to become the sixth team in SIMBL history to rebound from such a deficit and advance to the next round of the postseason...In 2024 it was the first time that two wildcards met in the SIMBL CS.  SL wildcard San Diego defeated UL wildcard Dallas for the 2024 SIMBL title...In 2024, SIMBL CS MVP DeShaun Mack went on a terror during San Diego's run through the playoffs as a wildcard when they defeated SL top-seed Las Vegas, Hollywood and Dallas for the SIMBL championship.  Mack led the wildcard champions during the playoffs with one of the most prolific SIMBL postseason performances hitting .366 with 10 HR, 23 RBI and 20 runs scored in 18 games.

SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

2045: ANN ARBOR 4 KNOXVILLE 1 MVP: C Ian Summers Ann Arbor
2044: WESTBURY 4 LAS VEGAS 1 MVP: 1B Cade Maxwell Westbury
2043: CALGARY 4 HAWAII 2 MVP: SS Pedro Santana Calgary
2042: CALGARY 4 TAMPA BAY 0 MVP: 2B Trevor Lane Calgary
2041: CALGARY 4 NORFOLK 0 MVP: 3B Ramiro Sanchez Calgary
2040: ASHEVILLE 4 NEW YORK 2 MVP: SP Kit Newell Asheville
2039: NEW YORK 4 TAMPA BAY 2 MVP: SS Jeff Kovach New York
2038: TORONTO 4 SAN DIEGO 2 MVP: SP Pierce Ryan Toronto
2037: TORONTO 4 SAN DIEGO 2 MVP: RF: Floyd Garraway Jr. Toronto
2036: TEXAS 4 CHICAGO 2 MVP: SP Michael Kilbane Texas
2035: WESTBURY 4 CHICAGO 1 MVP: RF Michael Blackwell Westbury
2034: DALLAS 4 CHICAGO 0 MVP: 2B Carlos Bonilla Dallas
2033: SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVELAND 2 MVP: SP Kelly Hoskinson San Diego
2032: CALGARY 4 HAWAII 1 MVP: Jason Chapman SP Calgary
2031: LAS VEGAS 4 DALLAS 0 MVP: Riley Charboneau SP Las Vegas
2030: WHITBY 4 HAWAII 2 MVP: Warren Lane SP Whitby
2029: HAWAII 4 OREGON 3 MVP: Trevor Brooks SP Hawaii
2028: ASHEVILLE 4 NEW YORK 3 MVP: Ed Turner SP Asheville
2027: NEW YORK 4 CHICAGO 2 MVP: Kody Ware LF New York
2026: CLEVELAND 4 SACRAMENTO 0 MVP: Eddie Bryant C Cleveland
2025: CALGARY 4 ASHEVILLE 2 MVP: Carlos Molina RF Calgary
2024: SAN DIEGO 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: DeShaun Mack DH San Diego
2023: CALGARY 4 LAS VEGAS 3 MVP: Matthew Dupree 2B Calgary
2022: HOLLYWOOD 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: Layne Hamilton DH Hollywood
2021: SAN DIEGO 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: Bobby Grimes SP San Diego
2020: MANHATTAN BEACH 4 OREGON 3 MVP: Jamal Wilson CF Manhattan Beach
2019: SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 2 MVP: Alberto Tovar SP San Diego
2018: CALGARY 4 SAN DIEGO 3 MVP: Ray Barrot RF Calgary
2017: BRISTOL 4 CHICAGO 3 MVP: Barry Grady CF Bristol
2016: SAN DIEGO 4 LOS ANGELES 0 MVP: Larry Galusha 3B San Diego
2015: LAS VEGAS 4 BOSTON 3 MVP: Tony Benitez RF Las Vegas
2014: SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 2 MVP: Bobby Grimes SP San Diego
2013: LAS VEGAS 4 TEXAS 1 MVP: Jose Espinosa LF Las Vegas
2012: SAN DIEGO 4 LOS ANGELES 3 MVP: Felix Murff SP San Diego
2011: OREGON 4 CALGARY 0 MVP: Pedro Moreno SP Oregon
2010: MARIN 4 SAN DIEGO 3 MVP: Glenn Knapp 1B Marin
2009: SAN DIEGO 4 LOS ANGELES 2 MVP: Bobby Grimes SP San Diego
2008: POCATELLO 4 TEXAS 3 MVP: Celso Larios SP Pocatello
2007: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 2 MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B San Diego
2006: SAN DIEGO 4 PENSACOLA 3 MVP: Hayden Bandy SS San Diego
2005: SAN DIEGO 4 BEND 2 MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B San Diego

UNION LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

2045: ANN ARBOR 4 TEXAS 2 MVP: SS Franklyn Borba Ann Arbor
2044: WESTBURY 4 TEXAS 2 MVP: RF D.D. Styles Texas
2043: CALGARY 4 TEXAS 2 MVP: SS Pedro Santana Calgary
2042: CALGARY 4 WESTBURY 1 MVP: 2B Trevor Lane Calgary
2041: CALGARY 4 WESTBURY 2 MVP: SP Javier Luna Calgary
2040: NEW YORK 4 OREGON 2 MVP: SP Kazuki Choo New York
2039: NEW YORK 4 TORONTO 1 MVP: SP Cesar Martinez New York
2038: TORONTO 4 BEND 2 MVP: SP Pierce Ryan Toronto
2037: TORONTO 4 WHITBY 1 MVP: RF Floyd Garraway Jr. Toronto
2036: TEXAS 4 SEATTLE 3 MVP: SP Michael Kilbane Texas
2035: WESTBURY 4 CLEVELAND 3 MVP: RF Matthew Brown Westbury
2034: DALLAS 4 BRISTOL 1 MVP: SP Michael Knox Dallas
2033: CLEVEAND 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: SS Allen Tate Cleveland
2032: CALGARY 4 WHITBY 3 MVP:  SP Jason Chapman Calgary
2031: DALLAS 4 WHITBY 3 MVP: 2B Carlos Bonilla Dallas/SP Mitch Evans Dallas
2030: WHITBY 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: SP Keith Patterson Whitby
2029: OREGON 4 CALGARY 1 MVP: SP Brian Woods Oregon
2028: NEW YORK 4 BEND 1 MVP: MR Chad Bryan New York
2027: NEW YORK 4 WHITBY 3 MVP:  3B Troy Baca New York
2026: CLEVELAND 4 DALLAS 3 MVP: C Eddie Bryant Cleveland
2025: CALGARY 4 CLEVELAND 1 MVP: CF Matthew Brown Calgary
2024: DALLAS 4 CLEVELAND 2 MVP: SP Rolland Lefebvre Dallas
2023: CALGARY 4 WHITBY 2 MVP: RF Matthew Brown Calgary
2022: DALLAS 4 CALGARY 3 MVP: LF Tony Aguilar Dallas
2021: DALLAS 4 CALGARY 3 MVP: SP Anthony Green Dallas
2020: OREGON 4 CALGARY 3 MVP: RF Mario Montalbano Oregon
2019: CALGARY 4 BRISTOL 3 MVP: C Bruno Perillo Calgary
2018: CALGARY 4 SACRAMENTO 3 MVP: 1B Chris Cota Calgary
2017: BRISTOL 4 BOSTON 2 MVP: 2B Lenny Lamarga Bristol
2016: LOS ANGELES 4 BRISTOL 1 MVP: SP Jerry Worthey Los Angeles
2015: BOSTON 4 CALGARY 2 MVP: SP Floyd Collins Boston
2014: CALGARY 4 BRISTOL 3 MVP: SP Jamie Coop Calgary
2013: TEXAS 4 BRISTOL 0 MVP: CL Gary Leighty Texas
2012: LOS ANGELES 4 BRISTOL 2 MVP: SP Theodore Wilson Los Angeles
2011: CALGARY 4 BOSTON 3 MVP: SP Jamie Coop Calgary
2010: MARIN 4 LOS ANGELES 2 MVP: RF Maiku Inejiro Marin
2009: LOS ANGELES 4 BRISTOL 1 MVP: SP James Sousa Los Angeles
2008: POCATELLO 4 BROOKLYN 2 MVP: CF Matthew Skinner Pocatello
2007: AUGUSTA 4 CAROLINA 0 MVP: LF Osvaldo Lueras Augusta
2006: PENSACOLA 4 CALGARY 1 MVP: SP Thomas Leverett Pensacola
2005: BEND 4 MARIN 0 MVP: LF Jefferey Fannin Bend

SYNDICATE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

2045: KNOXVILLE 4 HAWAII 2 MVP: RF Jarred Bell Knoxville
2044: LAS VEGAS 4 KNOXVILLE 3 MVP: CF Charles Arms Las Vegas
2043: HAWAII 4 LAS VEGAS 2 MVP: C Robert Sladky Las Vegas
2042: TAMPA BAY 4 BOSTON 2 MVP: LF Willard Rivard Boston
2041: NORFOLK 4 SACRAMENTO 3 MVP: RF Ben Mitchell Sacramento
2040: ASHEVILLE 4 NORFOLK 3 MVP: 2B Cesar Cortez Asheville
2039: TAMPA BAY 4 ROCHESTER 3 MVP: SP Joel Andrews Tampa Bay
2038: SAN DIEGO 4 ROCHESTER 0 MVP: 3B Salvador Flores San Diego
2037: SAN DIEGO 4 SACRAMENTO 2 MVP: CF Akiro Hikaru San Diego
2036: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 3 MVP: SP Jimmy Wagner Chicago
2035: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 0 MVP: C Adam Wilson Chicago
2034: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 2 MVP: SP Joe Tarnowsky Chicago
2033: SAN DIEGO 4 HOLLYWOOD 2 MVP: RF Julian Winfield San Diego
2032: HAWAII 4 CHICAGO 2 MVP: CF T.J. Rose Hawaii
2031: LAS VEGAS 4 TAMPA BAY 2 MVP: SP Alan Alexander Anderson Las Vegas
2030: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 MVP: SP Ricardo Camacho Hawaii
2029: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 MVP: 3B Deryk Ryles Hawaii
2028: ASHEVILLE 4 SACRAMENTO 0 MVP: CL Dez Jordan Asheville
2027: CHICAGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 MVP: 3B Pedro Garcia Chicago
2026: SACRAMENTO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 MVP: 3B Logan Raynes Sacramento
2025: ASHEVILLE 4 SACRAMENTO 0 MVP: RF Grady McPherson Asheville
2024: SAN DIEGO 4 HOLLYWOOD 3 MVP: RF Julian Winfield San Diego
2023: LAS VEGAS 4 HOLLYWOOD 3 MVP: 1B Randall Lewis Las Vegas
2022: HOLLYWOOD 4 BOSTON 2 MVP: C Matthew Boggs Hollywood
2021: SAN DIEGO 4 COLCHESTER 3 MVP: SP Bobby Grimes San Diego
2020: MANHATTAN BEACH 4 SAN DIEGO 1 MVP: SP Bobby Bruno Manhattan Beach
2019: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 1 MVP: SP Rhett Forrester San Diego
2018: SAN DIEGO 4 RUSTON 1 MVP: SP Bobby Grimes San Diego
2017: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 1 MVP: SP Glenn Murphy Chicago
2016: SAN DIEGO 4 LAS VEGAS 0 MVP: CF Pablo Figueroa San Diego
2015: LAS VEGAS 4 BIRMINGHAM 1 MVP: SP Hilario Testa Las Vegas
2014: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 MVP: C Aaron Rasch San Diego
2013: LAS VEGAS 4 BROOKLYN 3 MVP: 3B Keith Smith Las Vegas
2012: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 MVP: LF Ernest Crivello San Diego
2011: OREGON 4 SAN DIEGO 3 MVP: SP Pedro Ramirez Oregon
2010: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 MVP: 2B Lucas Espitia San Diego
2009: SAN DIEGO 4 BROOKLYN 2 MVP: SS Hayden Bandy San Diego
2008: TEXAS 4 NEW YORK 3 MVP: SP Dennis Hunt Texas
2007: SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVELAND 0 MVP: 3B Daryl Ryles San Diego
2006: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 MVP: SP Walter Middleton San Diego
2005: SAN DIEGO 4 BELLE RIVER 2 MVP: 1B Kenny Blumberg San Diego

SIMBL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES:

2041: CALGARY 4 NEW YORK 3 MVP: SS Pedro Santana Calgary
2041: WESTBURY 4 OREGON 2 MVP: 2B Renzo Castano Westbury
2040: OREGON 4 BRISTOL 0 MVP: RF Bobby Papesh Oregon
2040: NEW YORK 4 CALGARY 2 MVP: SS Jeff Kovach New York
2039: NEW YORK 4 CALGARY 1 MVP: RF Jim Miller New York
2039: TORONTO 4 BEND 3 MVP: SP Pierce Ryan Toronto
2038: TORONTO 4 NEW YORK 2 MVP: SP Pierce Ryan Toronto
2038: BEND 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: SP Manuel Cabrera Bend
2037: TORONTO 4 CLEVELAND 3 MVP: CF Kiki Jefferson Toronto
2037: WHITBY 4 TEXAS 2 MVP: 2B Dan Lee Whitby
2036: TEXAS 4 WHITBY 2 MVP: SP Michael Kilbane Texas
2036: SEATTLE 4 NEW YORK 2 MVP: RF Octavio Abreu Seattle
2035: WESTBURY 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: 3B Kent Bennett Westbury
2035: CLEVELAND 4 BRISTOL 2 MVP: SP Tim Jones Cleveland
2034: BRISTOL 4 CALGARY 2 MVP: 1B Kenny Burns Bristol
2034: DALLAS 4 CLEVELAND 2 MVP: SP Michael Knox Dallas
2033: DALLAS 4 WHITBY 3 MVP: 1B Jamie Bolton Dallas
2033: CLEVELAND 4 CALGARY 3 MVP: SP Tim Jones Cleveland
2032: WHITBY 4 TEXAS 3 MVP: Luis Castro CL Whitby
2032: CALGARY 4 CLEVELAND 1 MVP: Tad Jackson 2B Calgary
2031: WHITBY 4 CALGARY 0 MVP: Rio Percy RF Whitby
2031: DALLAS 4 SEATTLE 2 MVP: Orlando Garcia SS Dallas
2030: DALLAS 4 SEATTLE 1 MVP: Kevin Cox 3B Dallas
2030: WHITBY 4 CALGARY 0 MVP: Thomas Ferrell SS Whitby
2029: CALGARY 4 BRISTOL 1 MVP: Matthew Brown RF Calgary
2029: OREGON 4 WHITBY 3 MVP: Bobby Papesh RF Oregon
2028: BEND 4 CALGARY 3 MVP: Leon Haywood SP Bend
2028: NEW YORK 4 DALLAS 1 MVP: Kyle Hunter 2B New York
2027: NEW YORK 4 CLEVELAND 0 MVP: Kody Ware LF New York
2027: WHITBY 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: Francisco Dominguez CF Cleveland
2026: CLEVELAND 4 WESTBURY 3 MVP: Miguel Espinoza CF Cleveland
2026: DALLAS 4 NEW YORK 3 MVP: Vince Crocker 1B Dallas
2025: CLEVELAND 4 WHITBY 1 MVP: Richard Dicks Jr. SP Cleveland
2025: CALGARY 4 NEW YORK 2 MVP: Martin Chapman 3B Calgary
2024: DALLAS 4 WHITBY 2 MVP: Juan Rivera CL Dallas
2024: CLEVELAND 4 CALGARY 3 MVP: Eddie Bryant C Cleveland
2023: WHITBY 4 DALLAS 0 MVP: Francisco Dominguez CF Whitby
2023: CALGARY 4 CLEVELAND 2 MVP: Colt McAlister 1B Calgary
2022: CALGARY 4 BEND 3 MVP: Colt McAlister 1B Calgary
2022: DALLAS 4 WHITBY 0 MVP: Jesus Montoya 1B Dallas
2021: DALLAS 4 ASTORIA 1 MVP: Roberto Torres SS Dallas
2021: CALGARY 4 BOSTON 3 MVP: Vinny Corleone SP Calgary
2020: CALGARY 4 BEND 1 MVP: Vinny Corleone SP Calgary
2020: OREGON 4 BOSTON 2 MVP: Carlos Quintana SP Oregon
2019: BRISTOL 4 BEND 3 MVP: Hubie Graham LF Bristol
2019: CALGARY 4 OREGON 2 MVP: Javier Guzman SP Calgary
2018: SACRAMENTO 4 BRISTOL 1 MVP: Frank Marzano 1B Sacramento
2018: CALGARY 4 BOSTON 2 MVP: Zachariah Tardif SP Calgary
2017: BRISTOL 4 BEND 2 MVP: Daniel Klar 1B Bristol
2017: BOSTON 4 CALGARY 1 MVP: James Scherer C Boston
2016: BRISTOL 4 DALLAS 2 MVP: Jairo Martinez SP Bristol
2016: LOS ANGELES 4 DALTON 3 MVP: Steven Hermosillo CF Los Angeles
2015: BOSTON 4 DALTON 2 MVP: Floyd Collins SP Boston
2015: CALGARY 4 TEXAS 2 MVP: Steven Yingling SP Calgary
2014: CALGARY 4 MARIN 1 MVP: Justin Honaker 1B Calgary
2014: BRISTOL 4 DALTON 3 MVP: Clemente Andujar SP Bristol
2013: BRISTOL 4 CALGARY 2 MVP: Bruce Lorenzo RF Bristol
2013: TEXAS 4 DALTON 2 MVP: Robert Carson SP Texas
2012: LOS ANGELES 4 HARTFORD 3 MVP: Javier Amezaga SS Los Angeles
2012: BRISTOL 4 CALGARY 3 MVP: Bernard Sanchez 3B Bristol
2011: CALGARY 4 LOS ANGELES 2 MVP: Nicholas Lenard SP Calgary
2011: BOSTON 4 TEXAS 0 MVP: Donald Milliner RF Boston
2010: MARIN 4 CALGARY 0 MVP: Eugene Pelzer 3B Marin
2010: LOS ANGELES 4 NEW YORK 3 MVP: James Sousa SP Los Angeles
2009: BRISTOL 4 CALGARY 3 MVP: Jeremy Bevil SS Bristol
2009: LOS ANGELES 4 NEW YORK 1 MVP: Wilfredo Gonzalez CF Los Angeles
2008: BROOKLYN 4 CALGARY 2 MVP: Michael Giroux 1B Brooklyn
2008: POCATELLO 4 AUGUSTA 3 MVP: Matthew Skinner RF Pocatello
2007: AUGUSTA 4 TORONTO 1 MVP: Stephen Foster OF Augusta
2007: CAROLINA 4 BRISTOL 1 MVP: Willie Johnson OF Carolina
2006: PENSACOLA 4 BEND 3 MVP: Owen Loper SP Pensacola
2006: CALGARY 4 AUGUSTA 1 MVP: Bill Falco 3B Calgary
2005: MARIN 4 AUGUSTA 3 MVP: Douglas Linsley RF Marin
2005: BEND 4 BRISTOL 0 MVP: Theodore Zamora CL Bend

2041: NORFOLK 4 LAS VEGAS 3 MVP: C Eugene Pete Asheville
2041: SACRAMENTO 4 BOSTON 1 MVP: SS Thomas Sheffield Sacramento
2040: ASHEVILLE 4 BOSTON 2 MVP: LF Vicente Romero Asheville
2040: NORFOLK 4 HOLLYWOOD 1 MVP: CF Vincent Stewart Norfolk
2039: TAMPA BAY 4 SAN DIEGO 1 MVP: SP Joel Andrews Tampa Bay
2039: ROCHESTER 4 ASHEVILLE 1 MVP: SP Kerry Hannah Rochester
2038: ROCHESTER 4 ASHEVILLE 3 MVP: SP Felix Romero Rochester
2038: SAN DIEGO 4 KNOXVILLE 3 MVP: 2B Felipe Santana San Diego
2037: SACRAMENTO 4 KNOXVILLE 1 MVP: SP George Beckett Sacramento
2037: SAN DIEGO 4 ROCHESTER 1 MVP: RF Keegan Bryant San Diego
2036: CHICAGO 4 LAS VEGAS 0 MVP: RF Jake Boles Chicago
2036: KNOXVILLE 4 SAN DIEGO 1 MVP: 1B Marcos Guerrero Knoxville
2035: KNOXVILLE 4 ROCHESTER 2 MVP: 1B Marcos Guerrero Knoxville
2035: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 0 MVP: 2B Darren Peters Chicago
2034: CHICAGO 4 HOLLYWOOD 2 MVP: CF Johnny Abraham Chicago
2034: SAN DIEGO 4 KNOXVILLE 0 MVP: RF Julian Winfield San Diego
2033: SAN DIEGO 4 KNOXVILLE 1 MVP: RF Michael Blackwell San Diego
2033: HOLLYWOOD 4 CHICAGO 1 MVP: CL John Raynor Hollywood
2032: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 1 MVP: Jimmy Wagner SP Chicago
2032: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 MVP: Deryk Ryles 3B Hawaii
2031: TAMPA BAY 4 ROCHESTER 0 MVP: Julian Winfield RF Tampa Bay
2031: LAS VEGAS 4 SAN DIEGO 3 MVP: Micah Irwin C Las Vegas
2030: HAWAII 4 LAS VEGAS 2 MVP: Fernando Martinez SP Hawaii
2030: TAMPA BAY 4 ROCHESTER 2 MVP: Pablo Young SS Tampa Bay
2029: HAWAII 4 KNOXVILLE 3 MVP: Trevor Brooks SP Hawaii
2029: TAMPA BAY 4 DEER LAKE 0 MVP: Valentin Santos 2B Tampa Bay
2028: SACRAMENTO 4 LAS VEGAS 3 MVP: Logan Raynes 3B Sacramento
2028: ASHEVILLE 4 CHICAGO 2 MVP: Billy Goodwin 3B Asheville
2027: ASHEVILLE 4 SACRAMENTO 2 MVP: Brian Irving SP Asheville
2027: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 2 MVP: Sal Jones 3B Chicago
2026: SACRAMENTO 4 KNOXVILLE 1 MVP: Logan Raynes 3B Sacramento
2026: ASHEVILLE 4 CHICAGO 0 MVP: Billy Goodwin 3B Asheville
2025: SACRAMENTO 4 ROCHESTER 2 MVP: Scott Brewer SP Sacramento
2025: ASHEVILLE 4 CHICAGO 1 MVP: Antonio Soto SP Asheivlle
2024: SAN DIEGO 4 LAS VEGAS 1 MVP: DeShaun Mack DH San Diego
2024: HOLLYWOOD 4 ROCHESTER 2 MVP: Bobby Bruno SP Hollywood
2023: HOLLYWOOD 4 BOSTON 2 MVP: Layne Hamilton DH Hollywood
2023: LAS VEGAS 4 SAN DIEGO 1 MVP: Alan Alexander Anderson SP Las Vegas
2022: HOLLYWOOD 4 LAS VEGAS 0 MVP: Alberto Alvarez 2B Hollywood
2022: BOSTON 4 SAN DIEGO 3 MVP: Gregory Sheppard CF Boston
2021: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 2 MVP: Taki Taketo C San Diego
2021: COLCHESTER 4 HOLLYWOOD 1 MVP: Carlos Ramirez SP Colchester
2020: MANHATTAN BEACH 4 KNOXVILLE 1 MVP: Manny Fuentes RF Manhattan Beach
2020: SAN DIEGO 4 ROCHESTER 3 MVP: Devin Corbin 2B San Diego
2019: SAN DIEGO 4 KNOXVILLE 1 MVP: Denny Heller CF San Diego
2019: AUGUSTA 4 SUNNYVALE 0 MVP: Alex Lynch SP Augusta
2018: SAN DIEGO 4 ASHEVILLE 1 MVP: Bruce Tucker SP San Diego
2018: RUSTON 4 CHICAGO 0 MVP: Comet Verae CF Ruston
2017: SAN DIEGO 4 ASHEVILLE 1 MVP: Bruce Tucker SP San Diego
2017: CHICAGO 4 RUSTON 0 MVP: Glenn Murphy SP Chicago
2016: SAN DIEGO 4 RUSTON 0 MVP: Bill Hyer CL San Diego
2016: LAS VEGAS 4 OREGON 1 MVP: Tony Benitez RF Las Vegas
2015: LAS VEGAS 4 SAN DIEGO 1 MVP: Anthony Puffer SP Las Vegas
2015: BIRMINGHAM 4 OREGON 3 MVP: Claude McNeely SP Birmingham
2014: SAN DIEGO 4 BIRMINGHAM 0 MVP: Pablo Figueroa RF San Diego
2014: CHICAGO 4 OREGON 3 MVP: William Randazzo CL Chicago
2013: BROOKLYN 4 SAN DIEGO 2 MVP: Michael Giroux 1B Brooklyn
2013: LAS VEGAS 4 OREGON 1 MVP: Anthony Puffer SP Las Vegas
2012: SAN DIEGO 4 BROOKLYN 3 MVP: Michael Quiros 1B San Diego
2012: OREGON 4 CHICAGO 1 MVP: Pedro Ramirez SP Oregon
2011: SAN DIEGO 4 LAS VEGAS 0 MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B San Diego
2011: OREGON 4 BROOKLYN 1 MVP: Buster Tate RF Oregon
2010: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 3 MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B San Diego
2010: OREGON 4 JACKSONVILLE 2 MVP: Richard Cummings SS Oregon
2009: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B San Diego
2009: BROOKLYN 4 PORTLAND 1 MVP: Luis Franco SS Brooklyn
2008: TEXAS 4 SAN DIEGO 3 MVP: Albert Dykstra C Texas
2008: NEW YORK 4 ASHEVILLE 3 MVP: Michael Arnett SP New York
2007: CLEVELAND 4 JACKSONVILLE 2 MVP: Steven Remick SP Cleveland
2007: SAN DIEGO 4 TEXAS 2 MVP: Lucas Espitia 2B San Diego
2006: SAN DIEGO 4 DALTON 1 MVP: Lucas Espitia 2B San Diego
2006: CHICAGO 4 JACKSONVILLE 1 MVP: Seve Hernandez SS Chicago
2005: SAN DIEGO 4 JACKSONVILLE 1 MVP: Kenny Blumberg 1B San Diego
2005: BELLE RIVER 4 MONTREAL 2 MVP: Ricardo Manzanares SP Belle River

2005

San Diego 1B Kenny Blumberg sizzled during the 2005 postseason and set records that may stand for years to come. "The Silent One", known for his quiet demeanor, blasted 9 homers and drove in an amazing 26 runs in just the 2005 LDS and LCS alone (10 games) in easily being named MVP in both series.

ULDS
MARIN (SEED #1) 4 AUGUSTA (SEED #3) 3
MVP: Douglas Linsley RF MARIN
BEND (4) 4 BRISTOL (2) 0
MVP: Theodore Zamora CL BEND
ULCS
BEND (4) 4 MARIN (1) 0
MVP: Jefferey Fannin LF BEND

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 JACKSONVILLE (4) 1
MVP: Kenny Blumberg 1B SAN DIEGO
BELLE RIVER (3) 4 MONTREAL (2) 2
MVP: Ricardo Manzanares SP BELLE RIVER
SLCS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 BELLE RIVER (3) 2
MVP: Kenny Blumberg 1B SAN DIEGO

2005 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SAN DIEGO 4 BEND 2
MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B SAN DIEGO

2006

San Diego All-Star SS Hayden Bandy singles in the winning run in the 11th inning in Game 7 of the 2006 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series against Pensacola. Bandy was named MVP in a classic and to be remembered SIMBL CS for years to come.

Penacola ace Thomas Leverett consoles Red Sox slugger Mike Chisholm after the Sox were heartbroken in losing Game 7 in the 11th inning of the 2006 SIMBL CS. The Sox were down 3 games to 1 in the series and came back as they had all season long. Pensacola trailed Augusta all season long in the UL East until the 2nd to last day of the season when they beat the Spartans with an amazing walk-off 9th inning rally to clinch the divison in dramatic glory at home.

ULDS
PENSACOLA (1) 4 BEND (3) 2
MVP: Owen Loper SP PENSACOLA
CALGARY (2) 4 AUGUSTA (4) 1
MVP: Bill Falco 3B CALGARY
ULCS
PENSACOLA (1) 4 CALGARY (2) 1
MVP: Thomas Leverett SP PENSACOLA

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 DALTON (3) 1
MVP: Lucas Espitia 2B SAN DIEGO
CHICAGO (2) 4 JACKSONVILLE (4) 1
MVP: Seve Hernandez SS CHICAGO
SLCS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 CHICAGO (2) 1
MVP: Walter Middleton SP SAN DIEGO

2006 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SAN DIEGO 4 PENSACOLA 3
MVP: Hayden Bandy SS SAN DIEGO

2007

DYNASTY!!!

‘WOLVES COMEBACK FROM 2-1 DEFICIT TO THREE-PEAT

Mabie’s Spartans Can’t Finish Off Ware’s ‘Wolves; Ryles Rolls To Second Coveted Cup MVP

GAME ONE: SAN DIEGO 12 AUGUSTA 9
PLAYER OF THE GAME: HAYDEN BANDY SS SAN DIEGO
GAME TWO: AUGUSTA 10 SAN DIEGO 2
PLAYER OF THE GAME: ISRAEL MITCHELL SP AUGUSTA
GAME THREE: AUGUSTA 9 SAN DIEGO 3
PLAYER OF THE GAME: WILBERT PRAGER RF AUGUSTA
GAME FOUR: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 1
PLAYER OF THE GAME: WALTER MIDDLETON SP SAN DIEGO
GAME FIVE: SAN DIEGO 7 AUGUSTA 2
PLAYER OF THE GAME: DARYL RYLES 3B SAN DIEGO
GAME SIX: SAN DIEGO 9 AUGUSTA 1
PLAYER OF THE GAME: DARYL RYLES 3B SAN DIEGO

2007 SIMBL Season: REAL LIFE 5/5/2007-7/16/2007

In a unprecedented three-way phone call between SIMBL Coveted Cup participating team owners Paul Ware and Steph Mabie, and with SIMBL Commish Christian DeMarco on the phone to verify authenticity and fairness, the San Diego Warewolves came back from a two games to one series deficit to win their third straight SIMBL Championship.

Augusta scored 9 or more runs in the first three games to go up 2-1 on San Diego.  The ‘Wolves bombed Spartans ace Roland Clark in Game One 12-9.  Augusta came back behind rookie sensation Israel Mitchell to win Game Two 10-2 as they returned the favor and bombed San Diego ace Felix Murff to tie the series.

The Spartans won Game Three 9-3 behind Victor Myers solid pitching to go up 2-1 and looking forward to wrapping the series up at home.  San Diego showed why they have won three straight rings by never giving up and won the next three games 4-1, 7-2 and 9-1.

San Diego’s Daryl Ryles won his second SIMBL Coveted Cup MVP and finished the postseason hitting .524 with 7 HR and 19 RBI.  Osvaldo Lueras finished hitting .448 with 2 HR and 16 RBI and Stephan Foster finished hitting .373 with 3 HR and 17 RBI for Augusta.

Ryles showed why he is regarded as the best player in the SIMBL by going 8 for 9 with 9 RBI in Games 5 and 6.  He hit 3 HR and two doubles in those last two games and almost single-handedly finished off the Spartans himself.

Ryles hit two home runs in the series clincher and after the game sought out his nemesis, the SIMBL Commish, and promptly mooned him with what read “Who’s Haack?” written on his buttocks.  SIMBL league officials have stated to expect a major fine and possible suspension of Ryles’  for his latest antics from DeMarco.

Congratulations go out to Paul and Steph for a great run and great series and to all SIMBL GMs for another fine season of SIMBL play.

ULDS
AUGUSTA (2) 4 TORONTO (4) 1
MVP: Stephen Foster OF AUGUSTA
CAROLINA (3) 4 BRISTOL (1) 1
MVP: Willie Johnson OF CAROLINA
ULCS
AUGUSTA (2) 4 CAROLINA (3) 0
MVP: Osvaldo Lueras OF AUGUSTA

SLDS
CLEVELAND (1) 4 JACKSONVILLE (3) 2
MVP: Steven Remick SP CLEVELAND
SAN DIEGO (2) 4 TEXAS (4) 2
MVP: Lucas Espitia 2B SAN DIEGO
SLCS
SAN DIEGO (2) 4 CLEVELAND (1) 0
MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B SAN DIEGO

2007 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 2
MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B SAN DIEGO

2008

T-JACKS COME BACK FROM 3-1 DEFICIT TO WIN 2008 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP!

GM Deuel's Cinderella T-Jacks Complete Worst-To-Champions Ascension; Win Three Straight After Facing Elimination To Take '08 SIMBL Title Away From Texas

Pocatello teammates celebrate on their home Shoshoni Field after coming back from a three games to one deficit and winning the final three games of the 2008 SIMBL Covted Cup Championship Series against Texas.  The T-Jacks completed a rebound from three straight last place finishes and lost 91 games last season en route to the 2008 SIMBL crown.

Texas veteran starting pitcher Merrill Sanger (above right) hangs his head low as Pocatello's James Mahaffey circles the bases after giving up the first of  Mahaffey's two Game 7 home runs as Texas let go of a commanding 3-1 series lead losing the 2008 SIMBL Championship Series to the Timberjacks in seven games.

Pocatello reliever Silvio Sachs (above) points to the heavens after getting the last out of the Timberjacks' Game 7 6-1 victory at Pocatello's Shoshoni Field starting a celebration throughout the night in Idaho celebrating the T-Jacks' 2008 SIMBL championship over Texas.

The Pocatello Timberjacks of GM Zach Deuel completed their worst-to-champions ascension from last season in grand style.  With the amazing season that they have had, why would it have been any other way?

The T-Jacks, facing elimination down three games to one going into Game 6 of the 2008 Coveted Cup Championship Series, won their final three games to stun Texas GM Pat Flanagan's Roadrunners and become the 2008 SIMBL Champions.

Deuel went out after former Portland two-time All-SIMBL centerfielder James Mahaffey at this season's trade deadline winning the bidding war among several teams with Portland.  Many SIMBL pundits believed that Deuel gave up too much in a bumper crop of top prospects in acquiring Mahaffey at the time.  Mahaffey had a solid, if not spectacular rest of the season in Pocatello to flame the SIMBL critics well-winded fires.

Mahaffey, the 5th overall pick of the Inaugural SIMBL Draft in 2005, also was lukewarm in the Coveted Cup until he erupted in Game 6 and Game 7.  Mahaffey went 6 for 9 in both games with 4 runs scored, two home runs and 4 RBI in helping the T-Jacks to the first SIMBL title outside San Diego.  Mahaffey went 3 for 5 with a RBI in Game 6 and he went 3 for 4 in the clinching Game 7 blasting two home runs and driving in 3 runs.  He won Player Of The Game honors in both games.  Mahaffey finished the 2008 Coveted Cup Championship Series going only 8 for 28 but batted .316 with 5 HR and 14 RBI in the Timberjacks playoff run.

Deuel signed "The Rascal" Mahaffey to a $96,000,000 contract extension shortly after the trade giving him $16,000,000 a year for six seasons ensuring that Mahaffey will be roaming centerfield in Idaho for the forseeable future.

Rightfielder Matthew Skinner came one RBI shy of tying San Diego's Kenny Blumberg's 2005 postseason record of 26 RBI.  Skinner, capping off an unbelievable year, hit .395 with 2 HR and 25 RBI in leading the T-Jacks to their improbable title run.  Skinner went 11 for 27 with 6 RBI in the '08 Coveted Cup Series.

Even more impressive than Skinner and Mahaffey for Pocatello was SP Celso Larios.  The 28 year-old went 6-0 in the playoffs with a miniscule 1.99 ERA.  Larios went 2-0 in the Coveted Cup throwing 14 innings, allowing 14 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk and 8 strikeouts.  Larios was named the 2008 Coveted Cup Championship Series MVP by winning two of the T-Jacks four games in dominating fashion.

"We are thrilled to give the dedicated fans of Pocatello, Idaho a SIMBL Championship ring," said an exhuberant Deuel while celebrating on Pocatello's Shoshoni Field, home field advantage in Game 7 earned by a UL All-Star Game victory in July.  "These fans stayed faithful during our down times and are still with us now, " he concluded.

Pocatello finished with the worst record in the SIMBL in 2005 and 2006 earning the first pick in the following season's drafts both years.  Deuel stayed patient and calmly built a young talented team in the process of three consecutive 90 + loss seasons.  The T-Jacks went 65-97 in 2005, 62-100 in 2006 and 71-91 last season before playing Cinderella this season after adding some quality veterans to their young nucleus.

SP Roland "Chunky" Clark, he of the disputed $20,000,000 a year contract he signed with Augusta GM Steph Mabie, was rocked throughout the playoffs for Deuel.  Clark turned that around in Game 6 by throwing 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and striking out 10 Roadrunners.  Clark finished the postseason with a 1-3 record and a 6.53 ERA but came through when he was needed by his new teammates.

Clark's Game 6 performance was indeed surprising.  The once-dominating 2006 UL Ingame Hurler Of The Year, has been one of the well-known postseason busts in the SIMBL in the past.  In 14 career playoff starts with Augusta and Pocatello, Clark has gone 4-8 with a 5.54 ERA.  Clark took a lot of criticisim from SIMBL pundits after being pounded twice by Calgary in the 2006 ULDS and has been putrid at best during the postseason in his career.  Clark was the 8th overall pick of the Inaugural SIMBL Draft and led Augusta to three straight postseason appearances from 2005-2007 for Spartans GM Steph Mabie.

In the end, the questioned pickups of Clark and Mahaffey gave a young and maturing Pocatello ballclub the veteran leadership it needed to claim a title as both were instrumental in the finale.

Congratulations to Zach and Pat on a great series and to all SIMBL GMs on another successful and fun-filled SIMBL season.

The 2008 SIMBL postseason will go down as the best and most exciting playoffs in league history.  Five of the seven playoff series went to seven games.  Pocatello defeated Augusta in the ULDS and Texas in the SIMBL CS in seven game thrillers.

ULDS
BROOKLYN (4) 4 CALGARY (1) 2
MVP: Michael Giroux 1B BROOKLYN
POCATELLO (3) 4 AUGUSTA (2) 3
MVP: Matthew Skinner RF POCATELLO
SLCS
POCATELLO (3) 4 BROOKLYN (4) 2
MVP: Matthew Skinner RF POCATELLO

SLDS
TEXAS (4) 4 SAN DIEGO (1) 3
MVP: Albert Dykstra C TEXAS
NEW YORK (2) 4 ASHEVILLE (3) 3
MVP: Michael Arnett SP NEW YORK
SLCS
TEXAS (4) 4 NEW YORK (2) 3
MVP: Dennis Hunt SP TEXAS

2008 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
POCATELLO 4 TEXAS 3
MVP: Celso Larios SP POCATELLO

2009

2009 SIMBL Coveted Cup MVP Bobby Grimes (above) goes deep into the night in Game 6 outdueling LA's James Sousa to in a 2009 SIMBL CS Game 6 series-clinching victory to give the Warewolves their fourth SIMBL Championship in five seasons. Grimes, a 8/10/8 rated lefthander with a 96 MPH fastball, was a 12th round scouted draft pick in the 2005 SIMBL Inaugural Draft. Grimes went 23-2 with a 2.31 ERA and is a favorite to win the 2009 SL Hurler Of The Year Award.

The Los Angeles Meat Puppets of GM David Bliley gave a great fight and fought run-for-run in a hard fought series but fell short as the San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware won their fourth SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in five seasons in Friday night's SIM.

The Championship SIM was run using an exclusive three-way phone call with SIMBL Commissioner Christian DeMarco, Bliley and Ware.  The games were simulated through the fifth innings and then situational control took over running inning by inning and then pitch for pitch at some strategical points in the games by both GMs and fairness was assured by all three parties.

"That was very fun and good for the league," said DeMarco. "Dave and Paul are both excellent GMs and know their baseball.  We look forward to making this a tradition every season at title series time".

The very first first three-way Coveted Cup phone call SIM was in the 2007 Coveted Cup with DeMarco, Ware and Augusta GM Steph Mabie, whose Spartans lost to the Warewolves that year in six games.

It was a series of unbelievable pitching between aces Los Angeles' James Sousa and San Diego's Bobby Grimes.  Sousa won the battles by outpitching Grimes, but Grimes won the war.  Sousa went 15 innings allowing 8 hits, only two earned runs with one walk and 17 strikeouts.  Grimes went 16.1 innings giving up 15 hits, 4 earned runs, walking one and striking out 8.

Behind Sousa, the 'Puppets held the loaded 'Wolves bats to only four hits in Game 6.  Even more so, Sousa held the dangerous Daryl Ryles, Robert Campbell, Kenny Blumberg, Hayden Bandy and Lucas Espitia to a 3 for 26 showing yet still lost the game.  San Diego was up 2-0 going into the bottom of the 9th and Los Angeles SS Jose Zena hit a solo home run with one out to cut the deficit to 2-1.  But Grimes went the distance in getting 2B Alberto Andrade to strike out and 3B Manny Martinez to ground out to the mound and the celebration was on for the fourth Warewolves title in the past five SIMBL seasons.

San Diego only outscored Los Angeles 23-30 in a very tight series that had every game close to the last out.  The 'Puppets have received unexpected great pitching all season and it didn't stop in the Championship Series.

Usual postseason terror Daryl Ryles, who has been named Coveted Cup MVP twice in the last three seasons, was held to a 4 for 21 series with 2 HR and 3 RBI.  Legendary playoff hero SS Hayden Bandy, only hit 5 for 17.  

The 'Wolves speedy second baseman Lucas Espitia went 9 for 26 with 4 runs scored, 3 RBI and was named Player Of The Game in Games One and Four but it was Grimes, who outdueled the 'Puppets' duel 19-game winners Isidro Valles and James Sousa in Games One and Six, who was named the 2009 Coveted Cup Championship Series MVP.

While battling Sousa pitch-for-pitch in Game 6, the lefthanded Grimes was masterful going 8.1 innings allowing 5 hits and only one earned run while striking out 10 frustrated Meat Puppets with his 96 MPH stuff.

Congratulations to Dave on a great season and a great series and to Paul for his fourth ring in five seasons!  Most of all, congratulations to all of our SIMBL GMs on another fun and successful SIMBL season.

2009 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

GAME ONE:
SAN DIEGO 5 LOS ANGELES 3
PLAYER OF THE GAME: LUCAS ESPITIA 2B SAN DIEGO
3 FOR 5 1 RBI 1 SD

GAME TWO:
LOS ANGELES 4 SAN DIEGO 1
PLAYER OF THE GAME: JAMES SOUSA SP LA
7 IP 4 HITS 1 ER 7 K

GAME THREE:
LOS ANGELES 5 SAN DIEGO 4
PLAYER OF THE GAME: MARIO BOTELLA OF LA
1 FOR 4 2 RBI 1 RUN 1 HR

GAME FOUR:
SAN DIEGO 6 LOS ANGELES 3
PLAYER OF THE GAME: LUCAS ESPITIA 2B SAN DIEGO
2 FOR 4 3 RBI 2 RUNS

GAME FIVE:
SAN DIEGO 5 LOS ANGELES 4 (10 INNINGS)
PLAYER OF THE GAME: DARYL RYLES 3B SAN DIEGO
2 FOR 3 3 RBI 2 RUNS 2 HR

GAME SIX:
SAN DIEGO 2 LOS ANGELES 1
PLAYER OF THE GAME: BOBBY GRIMES SP SAN DIEGO
8.1 IP 5 HITS 1 ER 10 K

ULDS
BRISTOL (4) 4 CALGARY (1) 3
MVP: Jeremey Bevil SS BRISTOL
LOS ANGELES (3) 4 NEW YORK (2) 1
MVP: Wilfredo Gonzalez CF LOS ANGELES
ULCS
LOS ANGELES (3) 4 BRISTOL (4) 2
MVP: James Sousa SP LOS ANGELES

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 CHICAGO (3) 1
MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B SAN DIEGO
BROOKLYN (2) 4 PORTLAND (4) 1
MVP: Luis Franco SS BROOKLYN
SLCS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 BROOKLYN (2) 2
MVP: Hayden Bandy SS SAN DIEGO

2009 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SAN DIEGO 4 LOS ANGELES 2
MVP: Bobby Grimes SP SAN DIEGO

2010

MOUNTAINMEN COMPLETE POSTSEASON MARCH AND TAKE 2010 SIMBL TITLE IN GAME 7 THRILLER

Marin Completes Historic Playoff Drive For Their First SIMBL Ring; Deny San Diego's Fifth Coveted Cup Championship

Marin slugger Glenn Knapp (right) hugs catcher Cane Wilson (left) after the last out of the Mountainmen's 2010 SIMBL Coveted Cup Game 7 16-12 victory to give them and GM Tom Hickman his first SIMBL championship.

The 2010 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series was one for the ages.

In a Game 7 thriller that went back and forth all night, GM Tom Hickman's Marin Mountainmen became the first wildcard team in SIMBL history to win a title as they defeated the four-time SIMBL Champion San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware 16-12 for their first SIMBL Coveted Cup.

Marin scored eight runs in the first four innings to take a 8-5 lead off of San Diego ace Felix Murff.  The juggernaut Warewolves weren't just going to lay down and watch their SIMBL title be given away and responded with five runs to take a 9-8 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Marin then exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 16-9 lead.  The M-Men rocked the 'Wolves usually trusty relieving corps of Jonathan Travis, Paul Magness and Ralph Hecker for 9 earned runs in 3.2 innings after rocking one of the league's best aces, Felix Murff, for 7 runs on 10 hits in only 2.1 innings.

The 'Wolves still came back but their effort to win their fifth SIMBL title in six seasons fell short as reliever Joesph Kestner held on for Marin to the end in a 16-12 championship-clinching victory.

Eugene Pelzer, one of the SIMBL's most underrated players, went 3 for 6 with 6 RBI, a double and a home run to win Player Of The Game honors.  Pelzer, the UL batting champion this season, drove in 22 runs on 6 home runs and a .269 batting average in Marin's postseason march to the title.

"We are convinced that we have a dang fine ballclub and weren't no 'Cinderella' team or 'Team Of Destiny' as proclaimed by some," said Hickman in a frenzied postgame celebration between sips of champagne and being drenched by his superstar first baseman Glenn Knapp.  Knapp was named the SIMBL In Game UL MVP immediately after the game for the 2010 season after hitting .281 with 41 HR and 135 RBI.

"We have the nucleus of a very good team and are expecting to compete and defend our title for a very long time," said Hickman.

San Diego GM Paul Ware was impressed by Hickman's team and effort.

"Those boys buzzsawed through the UL playoffs and beat some very solid teams in Los Angeles and Calgary to get to us, so we knew they weren't just a wildcard pushover.  I feel good for Tom after all of these years of competing against and with him in other leagues and it will now just push me and our team harder to get our Coveted Cup title back again."

Congratulations to Marin GM Tom Hickman on making SIMBL history.  His Mountainmen squeaked into the playoffs in a tight UL wildcard race and then promptly defeated a solid 104-win Calgary team of GM Christian DeMarco in a four game sweep and then knocked out a 108-win defending UL champion Los Angeles club of GM Dave Bliley to get to the Coveted Cup Series.  Hickman's 89-win team then knocked out the 112-win four-time defending champion Warewolves to make SIMBL history in a quest that many SIMBL pundits doubted would ever happen at the start of the playoffs.

The 'Wolves become the first team in SIMBL playoff history to complete three seven-game series.  They beat Chicago and Oregon in grueling seven-game series to reach their fifth SIMBL title series in the league's first six seasons of play.

ULDS
MARIN (4) 4 CALGARY (2) 0
MVP: Eugene Pelzer 3B MARIN
LOS ANGELES (1) 4 NEW YORK (3) 3
MVP: James Sousa SP LOS ANGELES
ULCS
MARIN (4) 4 LOS ANGELES (1) 2
MVP: Maiku Inejiro RF MARIN

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 CHICAGO (3) 3
MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B SAN DIEGO
OREGON (4) 4 JACKSONVILLE (2) 2
MVP: Richard Cummings SS OREGON
SLCS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 OREGON (4) 3
MVP: Lucas Espitia 2B SAN DIEGO

2010 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
MARIN 4 SAN DIEGO 3
MVP: Glenn Knapp 1B MARIN

2011

SWEPT AWAY!

Oregon Rides Phenomenal Pitching To Sweep Of Calgary & Wins 2011 SIMBL Title

GM Mike Senn's Oregon Pioneers celebrate after the last out of SIMBL CS Game Four on Calgary's Victors Field earning them their first SIMBL Championship.

2011 SIMBL Coveted Cup MVP Pedro Moreno (above left) and teammate Robert Barnhouse (right) celebrate the bubbly after their Game Four SIMBL Championship Series win.

Calgary CF Walker McElfresh (above) can't watch as the 2011 SIMBL title is won by Oregon giving the Clippers another long offseason to ponder.  The Clippers have won five division titles in seven seasons and over 100 games the last four seasons yet have not won the elusive SIMBL Coveted Cup.

2011 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES MVP:
Pedro Moreno SP OREGON
2-0 14.1 IP 10 H 3 ER 9 K

Congratulations to Oregon GM Mike Senn who won his first SIMBL title by promptly sweeping the Calgary Clippers of GM Christian DeMarco in the 2011 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  The Pioneers received some of the best pitching in the history of the SIMBL playoffs and were practically unhittable.

Their trio of Pedro Ramirez, Pedro Moreno and Angel Rodriquez held the vaunted Clipper offense to nine runs in four games.

Former Clipper Buster Tate did his old teammates in earning Game Four Player Of The Game honors with a game-breaking home run in the 8th inning and another shot earlier in the game of Calgary ace Isogorou Chomei.  Tate was drafted in the fourth round by Calgary in the 2005 Inaugural SIMBL Draft and traded to Oregon in 2006 for SP Jamie Coop and CF Willard Gilmore.

Oregon's young SP Pedro Moreno earned 2011 SIMBL CS MVP honors winning two games pitching 14.1 innings while allowing ten hits and three earned runs and striking out nine.

ULDS
CALGARY (2) 4 LOS ANGELES (4) 2
MVP: Nicolas Lenard SP CALGARY
BOSTON (3) 4 TEXAS (1) 0
MVP: Donald Milliner RF BOSTON
ULCS
CALGARY (2) 4 BOSTON (3) 3
MVP: Jamie Coop SP CALGARY

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 LAS VEGAS (3) 0
MVP: Daryl Ryles 3B SAN DIEGO
OREGON (4) 4 BROOKLYN (2) 1
MVP: Buster Tate RF OREGON
SLCS
OREGON (4) 4 SAN DIEGO (1) 3
MVP: Pedro Ramirez SP OREGON

2011 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
OREGON 4 CALGARY 0
MVP: Pedro Moreno SP OREGON

2012

SIMPLY A CLASSIC!

'Wolves Comeback From 3-1 Deficit; Stun 'Puppets For Fifth SIMBL Title In Eight Seasons

Game Seven Is A 1-0 9th Inning Thriller One For The Ages

San Diego's Wesley Almedia hits what would be the game-winning single off of Los Angeles' William Cimino driving in Israel Moton in the top of the ninth inning in Game Seven of the 2012 SIMBL CS.

Warewolves veteran ace Felix Murff (above) was masterful in the 2012 SIMBL CS, winning two huge games and only allowing three earned runs in 17.2 IP earning SIMBL CS MVP honors.

Los Angeles ace James Sousa (above) cemented himself as the best pitcher in SIMBL playoff history yet his SIMBL championship ring has eluded him twice with two memorable series with San Diego and his nemesis Bobby Grimes.  Sousa is 7-2 with a 1.66 ERA in 16 starts and 124.1 IP in his postseason career.  The 2012  UL Hurler Of The Year favorite went 1-0 pitching 15 innings allowing 12 hits and three earned runs while fanning 19 in his two starts against the Warewolves.

In another classic ninth-inning of the seventh game SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series, the San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware came back from a three game to one series deficit to stun GM Dave Bliley's Los Angeles Meat Puppets with a ninth-inning Game Seven 1-0 victory to win the 2012 SIMBL Championship and their fifth SIMBL title in eight seasons.

The series was SIMed live over the phone using a three-way call between the two GMs and SIMBL Commissioner Christian DeMarco to certify fairness and authenticity.  The games featured live strategies and decisions in the game by Bliley and Ware.

Bliley decided to pull starting pitcher Theodore Wilson in a 0-0 Game Seven in the ninth inning.  Wilson was masterful in the game going 8.1 innings allowing 3 hits.  Reliever William Cimino, the former 2010 SL Fireman Of The Year, came in and allowed the series-winning hit to RF Wesley Almedia driving home rookie SS Israel Moton, whom Wilson previously walked.  Cimino got the red-hot Ernest Crivello, the SLDS MVP, to fly out to end the inning.

"I'll be rethinking the decision to pull Wilson for Cimino for a long time now," sobbed the heartbroken Bliley whose beloved Meat Puppets have now lost two heartbreaking series for the SIMBL crown to San Diego in the last four seasons.

SL Fireman Of The Year favorite Bill Hyer came in and closed the door getting former Warewolve Doug Linsley to ground out to 1B Michael Quiros and the party was on in San Diego's soldout Great American Ballpark.  It was Hyer's SIMBL-record seventh save of this season's playoffs.

2012 Coveted Cup MVP Felix Murff was outstanding in Game Seven, going 8 innings, allowing only four hits and no runs while striking out two.  Both teams finished with only four hits each.  Murff went 2-0 pitching 17.2 innings allowing 11 hits and only 3 runs while fanning 12 to earn MVP honors.

The comeback from a 3-1 deficit marks the third time in SIMBL playoff history it has occured.  GM Zach Deuel's Pocatello Timberjacks did the same to GM Pat Flanagan's Texas Roadrunners in the 2008 SIMBL Coveted Cup while GM Christian DeMarco's Calgary Clippers came back last season in the ULCS against GM Dave Burgess' Boston Patriots.

"What a series!  I couldn't believe that it would be this emotionally draining for just a game," said Ware.  "Great series and we look forward to doing it again with Dave next year."

Bliley wasn't as enthusiastic as Ware was after the exciting and draining Game Seven heartbreaker.

"This is twice now that Paul has squeaked his ass past us.  Oh shit," Bliley sighed as Meat Puppets personnel quickly led him away from the postgame podium.

Ware then complained about DeMarco who was clearly rooting for Los Angeles in the series and their tumultuous relationship continues to heat up again.

"Christian disappointed me.  As Commissioner of this league he has always remained neutral in such contests until now."

DeMarco only commented, "Hey, Dave's team is from the UL and I am a UL guy."

As it did in the memorable 2009 SIMBL CS, this year's series featured two key matchups of perhaps the two most dominating pitchers in the SIMBL right now and the likely 2012 Hurlers Of The Year in both leagues: Los Angeles' James Sousa and San Diego's Bobby Grimes.  And they didn't disappoint in their newfound rivalry.

Sousa beat Grimes in Game Two, while Grimes took the win in Game Five.  Sousa garnered a no decision in that contest while pitching 6 innings allowing 7 hits and two runs while fanning 9.  Grimes went 8 innings giving up two runs on five hits and fanning 8.  Grimes finished the postseason 1-4 with a 3.46 ERA while Sousa finished 2-1 with a 1.36 ERA in six starts.  Sousa now has a 1.66 career playoff ERA in 16 starts and 124.1 innings, the best in SIMBL history.

It was the fifth title for Ware, whose teams three-peated from 2005-2007 and won their previous title in 2009.  It was the second time that Los Angeles succumbed to San Diego, losing the title to them in 2009 in six games.

2012 SIMBL CS:

GAME TWO
LOS ANGELES 6 SAN DIEGO 0
(Los Angeles Leads Series 2-0)
WP: Travis Boyd
LP: Brent Harrison
Player Of The Game: Travis Boyd SP LOS ANGELES
7.2 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 5 K

GAME THREE
SAN DIEGO 7 LOS ANGELES 3
(Los Angeles Leads Series 2-1)
WP: Felix Murff
LP: Theodore Wilson
POG: Felix Murff SP SAN DIEGO
8.2 IP 7 H 3 R 3 ER 10 K

GAME FOUR
LOS ANGELES 16 SAN DIEGO 9
(Los Angeles Leads Series 3-1)
WP: Isidro Valles
LP: Claude McNeely
POG: Guy Gillham 1B LOS ANGELES
3 for 6 3 R 2 2B 5 RBI

GAME FIVE
SAN DIEGO 3 LOS ANGELES 2
(Los Angeles Leads Series 3-2)
WP: Bobby Grimes
LP: William Cimino
SV: Bill Hyer
POG: Bobby Grimes SP SAN DIEGO
8 IP 5 H 2 R 1 ER 8 K

GAME SIX
SAN DIEGO 15 LOS ANGELES 6
(Series Tied 3-3)
WP: Brent Harrison
LP: Travis Boyd
POG: Wesley Almedia RF SAN DIEGO
3 for 5 3 R 3B 3 RBI

GAME SEVEN
SAN DIEGO 1 LOS ANGELES 0
(San Diego Wins Series 4-3)
WP: Felix Murff
LP: Theodore Wilson
SV: Bill Hyer
POG: Felix Murff SP SAN DIEGO
8 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 2 K

ULDS
LOS ANGELES (1) 4 HARTFORD (3) 3
MVP: Javier Amezaga SS LOS ANGELES
BRISTOL (2) 4 CALGARY (3) 3
MVP: Bernard Sanchez 3B BRISTOL
ULCS
LOS ANGELES (1) 4 BRISTOL (2) 3
MVP: Theodore Wilson SP LOS ANGELES

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 BROOKLYN (3) 3
MVP: Michael Quiros 1B SAN DIEGO
OREGON (4) 4 CHICAGO (2) 1
MVP: Pedro Ramirez SP OREGON
SLCS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 OREGON (4) 3
MVP: Ernest Crivello RF SAN DIEGO

2012 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SAN DIEGO 4 LOS ANGELES 3
MVP: Felix Murff SP SAN DIEGO

2013

GM ORTON'S HUSTLERS WIN 2013 SIMBL TITLE OVER ROADRUNNERS

Red-Hot Pitching Leads Las Vegas To First SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship; Young Stud Espinosa Named Cup Series MVP As SIMBL Heads Towards 10th Season Anniversary

2013 SIMBL CS MVP:
JOSE ESPINOSA LF LV
.461 BA 7 R 1 HR 5 RBI

GM Chip Orton's Las Vegas Hustlers celebrate their first SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship with a four games to one series win over GM Pat Flanagan's Texas Roadrunners to complete an impressive run through the 2013 SIMBL playoffs.

Las Vegas LF Jose Espinosa (above) followed an outstanding regular season by shining in the Hustlers' SIMBL Championship by being named the 2013 SIMBL Coveted Cup MVP.  Espinosa went 8 for 17 with 1 HR 5 RBI and 7 runs scored in five games.  Espinosa, a former Top Five SIMBL Prospect, was traded up for and was drafted #4 overall in the 2010 SIMBL Draft and made his first All-Star team this season.

Congratulations to Las Vegas GM Chip Orton on winning his first SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship.  Orton's Hustlers beat GM Pat Flanagan's Texas Roadrunners four games to one in the 2013 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series completing an impressive run in the wild playoffs of 2013.

Flanagan's Roadrunners fall in the Cup for the second time after blowing a three games to one series lead to Pocatello in the classic 2008 SIMBL Championship.

Las Vegas' up and coming stud LF Jose Espinosa was named the 2013 SIMBL CS MVP by hitting .461 with 7 runs scored, 1 HR and 5 RBI.  Hustlers ace Anthony Peter Puffer went 6-0 in 7 games with a 1.37 ERA and was dominating in the Hustlers' playoff run.

ULDS
BRISTOL (3) 4 CALGARY (1) 2
MVP: Bruce Lorenzo RF BRISTOL
TEXAS (2) 4 DALTON (4) 2
MVP: Robert Carson SP TEXAS
ULCS
TEXAS (2) 4 BRISTOL (3) 0
MVP: Gary Leighty CL TEXAS

SLDS
BROOKLYN (3) 4 SAN DIEGO (1) 2
MVP: Michael Giroux 1B BROOKLYN
LAS VEGAS (2) 4 OREGON (4) 1
MVP: Anthony Puffer SP LAS VEGAS
SLCS
LAS VEGAS (2) 4 BROOKLYN (3) 3
MVP: Keith Smith 3B LAS VEGAS

2013 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
LAS VEGAS 4 TEXAS 1
MVP: Jose Espinosa LF LAS VEGAS

2014

ESPITIA'S 12TH INNING HOMER CAPS 'WOLVES COMEBACK FOR SIXTH SIMBL TITLE

San Diego Rallies Back From 2-1 Series Deficit Against Calgary For Sixth Coveted Cup In Ten Seasons

2014 SIMBL CS MVP:
Bobby Grimes SP SD

San Diego players start to charge the field as longtime Warewolves 2B Lucas Espitia (above) rounds the bases after hitting a 12th inning walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th innning off Calgary reliever Thomas Akers in 2014 SIMBL CS Game Six.  Espitia is known for his speed and not his power, being the SIMBL's all-time stolen base leader with 654 career swipes, but gave San Diego GM Paul Ware's tough Warewolves their sixth SIMBL Covted Cup in ten seasons of SIMBL play.

As the SIMBL continues to grow in popularity and legions, several celebrities were spotted at the 2014 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series including The Beatle himself, Sir Paul McCartney (above), who waves to the crowd in San Diego after being noticed by SIMBL fans.

San Diego second baseman Lucas Espitia (above) raises the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship trophy up high after his 12th-inning walk-off home run in Game Six gave the 'Wolves their unprecedented sixth SIMBL championship in the past ten seasons.

The San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware pulled themselves off the ropes after trailing two games to one in the 2014 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series to GM Christian DeMarco's Calgary Clippers and won three straight games en route to their unprecedented sixth SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship in seven tries and are the 2014 SIMBL Champions.  The entire series was SIMMED live over the phone involving on-the-spot strategies and decisions by both DeMarco and Ware.

Game Six was one for the ages that went twelve innings.  Calgary led 2-0 going into the bottom of the eighth inning.  Clippers ace Steven Yingling was tough going six innings only allowing three hits and no runs.  DeMarco brought in rookie Lester Almaraz, who led all SIMBL relievers this season with a miniscule 1.41 ERA in 74.1 IP.  Almaraz allowed singles to LF Greg Lainez and former Clipper PH Buster Tate.

The 8/8/10 rated Almaraz was then yanked by DeMarco for fellow rookie and Calgary's former 2013 first round draft choice, 9/6/8 rated Francis Cox.

Cox got 'Wolves 2B Lucas Espitia to ground out into a fielder's choice that sent Lainez to third base with Tate out at second and Espitia at first.  Cox struck out SS Israel Moton swinging and then DeMarco ordered a controversial intentional walk to the always dangerous six-time SL MVP Daryl Ryles to load the bases with two outs.

DeMarco then brought in his reigning the UL Fireman Of The Year, 7/10/10 rated John Campbell, to take care of business.  Campbell had a 88.4% save rate this season with a 2.12 ERA and 38 saves and is one of the best closers in the SIMBL.  Campbell blew the save by allowing a single to SL Rookie Of The Year favorite RF Pablo Figueroa that scored Lainez and the speedy Espitia to tie the game 2-2.  Campbell then composed himself to get 1B Michael Quiros to strike out swinging.

Three-time SL Fireman Of The Year Bill Hyer was brought in by Ware in the top of the ninth and Hyer shut down the high-octane Calgary offense the rest of the way, allowing one hit and striking out three in four innings, his longest outing of the season.

Calgary had a golden chance in the top of the 11th as 3B Keith Smith singled and stole second base upon orders from DeMarco.  But, longtime Clips' SS Serafin Fradera lined out to rightfield as Smith was running for a rare 7-4 double play that ended the threat and inning.  It may have been Fradera's last hoorah with the team he has spent ten seasons with as the Clippers are unlikely to resign the 37 year-old six-time All-Star due to the SIMBL's salary cap restraints.

The Clippers #1 man out of one of the best bullpens in the league, 9/10/10 rated Thomas Akers, was brought in in the bottom of the 11th and retired the side in order.  After Calgary passed in order in the top of the 12th, Akers walked Lainez in the bottom of the 12th and Espitia followed with a 418-foot home run to seal the series and break the hearts of DeMarco and legions of SIMBL fans who were pulling for Calgary to suspend the perennial SIMBL San Diego dynasty for another season. 

Previously, before hitting the historic SIMBL Championship-wining blast, Espitia hit a career-low 11 home runs this season while Akers allowed only five home runs in over 97 innings pitched this season.

The SIMBL Commissioner, DeMarco, and the SIMBL Vice-Commissioner, Ware, faced each other in the title series for the first time after boasting several of the SIMBL's top winning teams the past decade and the well-known past trash-talking between the two that came with it.

"Paul has built a heck of team to try to put strategy to.  They seemingly have no weaknesses and that is alot to deal with when trying to matchup against him and with ingame decisions.  Congratulations to Paul and his 'Wolves and this only makes us here with the Clippers and the rest of the league try harder to topple them in the future," said DeMarco.

San Diego SP Bobby Grimes added to his SIMBL Hall Of Fame future resume and was named the 2014 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series MVP, winning the second SIMBL CS MVP of his career.  Grimes won two pivotal matchups against UL Hurler Of The Year favorite Nicholas Lenard, pitching 14.1 innings, allowing nine hits, four earned runs while striking out twenty Calgary batters.  Grimes previously won the 2009 SIMBL CS MVP award as well and joins Ryles as the only players to win the award twice in their careers.

2014 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

SAN DIEGO 4
CALGARY 3
Bobby Grimes SD vs. Nicholas Lenard CGY
WP: Bobby Grimes SD
LP: Nicholas Lenard CGY
SV: Bill Hyer SD
POG: Bobby Grimes SP San Diego
7 IP 6 H 3 R 1 BB 10 K
San Diego Leads Series 1-0

2014 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

CALGARY 8
SAN DIEGO 3
Steven Yingling CGY vs. Alberto Nunez SD
WP: Steven Yingling CGY
LP: Alberto Nunez SD
POG: Juan Guillen RF Calgary
3 for 4 4 R RBI HR
Series Tied 1-1

2014 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

CALGARY 9
SAN DIEGO 0
Jamie Coop CGY vs. Felix Murff SD
WP: Jamie Coop CGY
LP: Felix Murff SD
POG: Jamie Coop SP Calgary
8 IP 4 H 0 R 7 BB 7 K
Calgary Leads Series 2-1

2014 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

SAN DIEGO 13
CALGARY 8
Raul Vargo CGY vs. Claude McNeely SD
WP: Claude McNeely SD
LP: Raul Vargo CGY
POG: Aaron Rasch C San Diego
2 for 3 2 R 3 RBI HR
Calgary CF Walker McElfresh Injured: Out For Series
Series Tied 2-2

2014 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

SAN DIEGO 8
CALGARY 3
Bobby Grimes SD vs. Nicholas Lenard CGY
WP: Bobby Grimes SD
LP: Nicholas Lenard CGY
POG: Daryl Ryles 3B San Diego
2 for 5 2 R 3 RBI 2B HR
San Diego Leads Series 3-2

2014 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

SAN DIEGO 4
CALGARY 2
12 INNINGS
Steven Yingling vs. Alberto Nunez
WP: Bill Hyer SD
LP: Thomas Akers CGY
POG: Lucas Espitia 2B San Diego
3 for 6 2 R 2 RBI GW HR In Bottom Of 12th Inning
San Diego Wins Series 4-2

ULDS
BRISTOL (1) 4 BEND (3) 2
MVP: Daniel Klar 1B BRISTOL
BOSTON 4 (4) CALGARY (2) 1
MVP: James Scherer C BOSTON

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 ASHEVILLE (4) 1
MVP: Bruce Tucker SP SAN DIEGO
CHICAGO (2) 4 RUSTON (3) 0
MVP: Glenn Murphy SP CHICAGO

ULCS
BRISTOL (1) 4 BOSTON (4) 2
MVP: Lenny Lamarga 2B BRISTOL

SLCS
CHICAGO (2) 4 SAN DIEGO (1) 1
MVP: Glenn Murphy SP CHICAGO

2017 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
BRISTOL 4 CHICAGO 3
MVP: Barry Grady CF BRISTOL

2018

Calgary Clippers teammates storm the field in a silenced San Diego Great American Ballpark and celebrate their first SIMBL championship in eleven postseason appearances for GM Christian DeMarco. The Clips went seven tough games in the ULCS with Sacramento and followed that with another tough seven games against San Diego in the 2018 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series. Calgary's ending of their infamous postseason choke streak concludes the SIMBL's First File Era as the league heads towards a new file and the conversion to OOTP 11 next.

2018 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: San Diego 8 Calgary 3
Game Two: San Diego 4 Calgary 1
Game Three: Calgary 13 San Diego 10
Game Four: Calgary 7 San Diego 6 (10 Innings)
Game Five: Calgary 9 San Diego 4
Game Six: San Diego 13 Calgary 7
Game Seven: Calgary 4 San Diego 2

2018 SIMBL CS MVP:
Ray Barrot RF Calgary

GM Christian DeMarco's Calgary Clippers ended their infamous and dubious distinction of being the SIMBL's choke artists supreme when it comes to the SIMBL postseason. The Clippers, known as the '1990's Atlanta Braves of SIMBL' for their failure to win a single championship despite ten previous playoff appearances with powerhouse teams, finally ripped the raven off of their necks and won the 2018 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in grand style by defeating GM Paul Ware's seven-time SIMBL champion San Diego Warewolves in seven games.

The series was another classic SIMBL Coveted Cup going down to the last out in a white-knuckle affair. As is the custom and tradition in the SIMBL, the series was run with a live SIM over the phone with SIMBL Vice-Commissioner and Ruston GM Jamey Carter handling the honors with DeMarco and Ware on the phone making ingame decisions while managing their teams.

The Clippers, who lost their previous two trips to the SIMBL CS by being swept by Oregon in 2011 and losing in six games to San Diego in 2014, lost the first two games at San Diego. The ten-time UL Central Champions then won the next three games of the series, including a rare postseason defeat of future SIMBL Hall Of Fame ace Bobby Grimes, to go up 3-2 in the series before the 'Wolves came roaring back with a 13-7 Game Six victory in Calgary to tie the series and force a Game Seven in San Diego.

Game Seven was one for the ages as the Clippers former second-round draft pick RF Delbert Howes homered in the top of the second off of former Ruston first-round draft pick and rookie Ron Webb to give Calgary a 1-0 lead. An error and a wild pitch by Webb in the top of the third scored the Clippers speedy leadoff man CF Hugo Latta to give Calgary a 2-0 lead. San Diego added a run in the bottom of the fourth to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Calgary UL MVP candidate Ray Barrot, who continued his dominance in the playoffs by hitting .341 with 7 HR and 22 RBI, then scored catcher Charlie Thompson on a fielders choice in the top of the seventh to put the Clips up 3-1.

Ware, going with his trademark usage of all lefthanded pitchers, then brought in his young closer Evaristo Gonzalez who loaded the bases in the top of the ninth and then walked Howes forcing home 1B Chris Cota to give the Clippers a 4-1 lead in front of 43,409 silenced 'Wolves fans in their Great American Ballpark.

The seven-time SIMBL champs didn't go down easily though. SS Israel Moton singled off of former first-round draft pick and rookie Jeremiah Flores. The speedy Moton then stole second base on a weak throw by Calgary catcher Charlie Thompson. Two-time SL MVP Aaron Rasch then singled in Moton and moved to second on the throw to home plate to make it a 4-2 game with no outs.

The 10/9/8-rated Flores then got the dangerous Pablo Figueroa, who sizzled during the entire playoffs with a .329 average with 7 HR and 16 RBI, to fly out though allowing Rasch to tag up to third base. Flores then walked fellow rookie 1B Jose Ibanez to put runners at first and third with one out in a two-run game for all the marbles in the 2018 SIMBL season.

DeMarco then decided that he had enough and brought in another one of his former first-round reliever draft picks, Francis Cox, who had been relegated to a starting pitcher for the postseason after being an All-Star setup man this season. Cox, who started and won Game Three of the series, then got Greg Lainez to ground into a double-play to end the white-knuckle affair and give DeMarco and his Clippers their first SIMBL championship.

"It finally feels good," an exuberant DeMarco shouted to reporters in the celebrating locker room. "But, these guys couldn't do anything easy for me. If I had to wait fourteen seasons and three and a half real-life years to get a SIMBL ring, they were going to make me a nervous wreck until the last out! Paul's teams are always tough and we really didn't expect to win this series with both of his top two pitchers completely rested and ours not going in to start the series."

Ware conceded after the dramatic series.

"We really thought we had this series won after the sixth game going back to San Diego. You have to give Christian and his Clippers credit. He always has great offensive teams but his bullpen that he built, by the draft and some savvy trades specifically for situations like this, was the difference in Game Seven and throughout the series. Congratulations to Christian. It's the Clippers' time," said Ware.

That wraps it up for the SIMBL's first fourteen seasons and the end of the First File Era. The SIMBL's 15th Anniversary Season will begin with a new file and inaugural draft in an effort to correct the old files' unsuccessful jump from OOTP 6.5 to OOTP 10 in which the league devoted the three previous seasons (2016-2018) to.

The SIMBL League Office stated that an announcement of the schedule of the new file proceedings will be announced shortly and events should be taking shape after a one week grace period to allow the leagues leadership and its GMS to prepare for the new file and draft.

2018 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

SAN DIEGO 8 CALGARY 3
WP: Bobby Grimes (3-0) LP: Javier Martinez (2-2)
HR: Aaron Rasch SD 2 (5) Ray Gardner SD (1)
San Diego Leads Series 1-0
Player Of The Game: Aaron Rasch C San Diego
3 for 5 3 R 2 HR 4 RBI

2018 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 1
WP: Bruce Tucker (4-0) LP: Son Haynes (0-3)
SV: Evaristo Gonzalez (3)
HR: Pedro Coria CGY (2) Jose Ibanez SD (4) Aaron Rasch SD (6)
San Diego Leads Series 2-0
POG: Bruce Tucker SP San Diego
8.0 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 2 K

2018 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

CALGARY 13 SAN DIEGO 10
WP: Francis Cox (2-1) LP: Ron Webb (1-2)
SV: Lester Almaraz (2)
HR: Aaron Rasch SD (7) Michael Fulghum SD (1) Greg Lainez SD (1)
Hugo Latta CGY 2 (3) Ray Barrot CGY (6)
San Diego Leads Series 2-1
POG: Hugo Latta CF Calgary
3 for 5 3 R 2 HR SB 6 RBI

2018 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

CALGARY 7 SAN DIEGO 6 (WALK-OFF WIN BOTTOM OF 11TH INNING)
WP: Lester Almaraz (3-0) LP: Rayford Lingo (0-1)
HR: Pablo Figueroa SD (7) Hugo Latta CGY (4) Pedro Coria CGY (3)
Series Tied 2-2
POG: Pablo Figueroa CF San Diego
3 for 6 1 R HR 2 RBI

2018 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

CALGARY 9 SAN DIEGO 4
WP: Javier Martinez (3-2) LP: Bobby Grimes (2-1)
HR: Larry Galusha SD (1) Pedro Coria CGY (3) Chris Cota CGY (3)
Ray Barrot CGY (7)
Calgary Leads Series 3-2
POG: Delbert Howes LF Calgary
3 for 4 1 R 2B 3 RBI

2018 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

SAN DIEGO 13 CALGARY 7
WP: Bruce Tucker (5-0) LP: Son Haynes (0-4)
HR: Santiago Hernandez SD (1) Pedro Coria CGY (4)
Series Tied 3-3
POG: Santiago Hernandez RF San Diego
2 for 4 2 R HR 5 RBI

2018 SIMBL CS GAME SEVEN:

CALGARY 4 SAN DIEGO 2
WP: Zachariah Tardif (4-0) LP: Ron Webb (1-3)
SV: Francis Cox (1)
HR: Delbert Howes CGY (2)
Calgary Wins Series 4-3
POG: Zachariah Tardif SP Calgary
7.0 IP 10 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 3 K

ULDS
SACRAMENTO (3) 4 BRISTOL (1) 1
MVP: Frank Marzano 1B SACRAMENTO
CALGARY (2) 4 BOSTON (4) 2
MVP: Zachariah Tardif SP CALGARY

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 ASHEVILLE (4) 1
MVP: Bruce Tucker SP SAN DIEGO
RUSTON (3) 4 CHICAGO (2) 0
MVP: Comet Verae CF RUSTON

ULCS
CALGARY (2) 4 SACRAMENTO (3) 3
MVP: Chris Cota 1B CALGARY

SLCS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 RUSTON (3) 1
MVP: Bobby Grimes SP SAN DIEGO

2018 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
CALGARY 4 SAN DIEGO 3
MVP: Ray Barrot RF CALGARY

2019

WOLVES AVENGE LAST SEASON'S DEFEAT TO 'CLIPS IN SIMBL CS TO WIN EIGHTH SIMBL TITLE

Pitching Prevails As San Diego's Stellar Starting Pitching Holds Calgary's Big Bats In Check In Six Games

2019 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: San Diego 4 Calgary 1
Game Two: San Diego 2 Calgary 1
Game Three: Calgary 5 San Diego 1
Game Four: Calgary 6 San Diego 5
Game Five: San Diego 4 Calgary 3
Game Six: San Diego 6 Calgary 3

2019 SIMBL CS MVP:
Alberto Tovar SP San Diego
2-0 16.3 IP 0.00 ERA 18 K

San Diego veteran SP Rhett Forrester (above) was masterful in the Warewolves' run to their eighth SIMBL title going 5-0 and winning the SIMBL title-clinching Game Six in Calgary over the defending SIMBL champion Clippers.

After being regarded as a major disappointment as an New File Era Inaugural Draft first-round draft pick for Sunnyvale and then traded to Astoria all this past season, 'Wolves 1B Frank 'The Tank' Hodges (above) came alive in the 2019 SIMBL CS swatting two game-changing home runs in Games Five and Six including this one in the series-clinching Game Six 6-3 San Diego win.

Top pitching talent wins over top offensive talent in the SIMBL. At least this time.

The San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware used the SIMBL's top-ranked starting pitching rotation to hold the league's most potent offense in check defeating GM Christian DeMarco's Calgary Clippers to avenge last season's seven-game loss to them in the 2018 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and are the 2019 SIMBL Champions.

The 'Wolves defeated the 'Clips for the second time in three SIMBL CS meetings and won their unprecedented eighth SIMBL title in the league's fifteen seasons of play. It was the 'Wolves tenth SIMBL CS appearance where they are now 8-2.

The Clippers, eleven-time UL Central Champions, finally won their first SIMBL Championship last season after eleven previous postseason trips. The Clippers are now 1-3 in SIMBL CS appearances in 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2019. San Diego and Calgary, the league's top two all-time winning franchises after fifteen seasons, have met three times in the SIMBL CS: 2014, 2018 and 2019. It was the first time in SIMBL history that the same two teams met in consecutive Coveted Cups.

In Game Four, the Clippers came back in late innings to win 6-5. Calgary's uber-reliever Bob Detty was phenomenal and took the win to even the series at 2-2. In Game Five, aces Alberto Tovar of San Diego and Craig Byrd of Calgary battled late until San Diego prevailed in another one-run win 4-3. Wolves' closer Kelvin Wilson saved his eighth game of the postseason tying a SIMBL playoff record.

In the deciding Game Six, San Diego's Rhett Forrester continued his postseason dominance over Calgary's 25-game winner Joey Morgan, who slipped to 1-4 in the 2019 postseason, to give the 'Wolves a 6-3 win and the 2019 SIMBL Coveted Cup title. Forrester was 5-0 in the 'Wolves' run to their eighth SIMBL title and first since the 2016 SIMBL season.

San Diego stellar starting pitching held the high-octane Calgary offense to 18 runs in the series' six games. Three of the six games were one-run games and San Diego held Calgary to three runs or under in their four wins.

Game One: San Diego 4 Calgary 1
WP: Alberto Tovar LP: Craig Byrd
San Diego Leads Series 1-0
Player Of The Game: Alberto Tovar SP San Diego
8.0 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 7 K

Game Two: San Diego 2 Calgary 1
WP: Rhett Forrester LP: Joey Morgan SV: Kelvin Wilson
San Diego Leads Series 2-0
Player Of The Game: Rhett Forrester SP San Diego
8.0 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 2 K

Game Three: Calgary 5 San Diego 1
San Diego Leads Series 2-1
WP: Barrett Jenkins LP: Eric Kelley
Player Of The Game: Carlos Molina LF Calgary
2 for 5 2 HR Game-Winning Grand Slam Top Of 11th Inning 5 RBI

Game Four: Calgary 6 San Diego 5
Series Tied 2-2
W: Bob Detty (2-0) L: Eric Kelley (0-2)
Player Of The Game: Bruno Perillo C Calgary
4 for 5 2B 4 RBI
HR- CGY: Todd Jewell (2) SD: Frank Hodges (2)

Game Five: San Diego 4 Calgary 3
San Diego Leads Series 3-2
Player Of The Game: Alberto Tovar SP San Diego
8.1 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 11 K
W: Alberto Tovar (4-2) L: Craig Byrd (2-3) S: Kelvin Wilson (8)
HR - CGY: Bruno Perillo (4) SD: Allen Larkin 2 (2)

Game Six: San Diego 6 Calgary 3
San Diego Wins Series 4-2
Player Of The Game: Frank Hodges 1B San Diego
3 for 5 HR 3 RBI
W: Rhett Forrester (5-0) L: Joey Morgan (1-4) S: Ronald Henderson (1)
HR - SD: Kel Griffin (4), Frank Hodges (3)

ULDS
BRISTOL (1) 4 BEND (4) 3
MVP: Hubie Graham LF Bristol
.310 BA 2 HR 10 RBI
CALGARY (2) 4 OREGON (3) 2
MVP: Javier Guzman SP Calgary
2-0 17 IP 1.05 ERA 17 K

SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 KNOXVILLE (4) 1
MVP: Denny Heller CF San Diego
.350 BA 1 HR 9 RBI
AUGUSTA (3) 4 SUNNYVALE (2) 0
MVP: Alex Lynch SP Augusta
2-0 17 IP 0.53 ERA 16 K

ULCS
CALGARY (2) 4 BRISTOL (1) 3
MVP: Bruno Perillo C Calgary
.414 BA 3 HR 15 RBI 1.227 OPS

SLCS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 AUGUSTA (3) 1
MVP: Rhett Forrester SP SD
2-0 15.0 IP 0.60 ERA 12 K

2019 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 2
MVP: Alberto Tovar SP San Diego
2-0 16.3 IP 0.00 ERA 18 K

2020

MANHATTAN BEACH COMES OFF THE ROPES TO DEFEAT OREGON FOR 2020 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

Seals Young SP Callaghan Pitches 'Game Of His Life' In Game Seven, Blanks Pioneers On Five-Hit Complete Game Shutout

2020 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Manhattan Beach 6 Oregon 3
Game Two: Manhattan Beach 6 Oregon 3
Game Three: Oregon 4 Manhattan Beach 2
Game Four: Oregon 7 Manhattan Beach 4
Game Five: Oregon 2 Manhattan Beach 1
Game Six: Manhattan Beach 3 Oregon 1
Game Seven: Manhattan Beach 3 Oregon 0

2020 SIMBL CS MVP:
Jamal Wilson
CF Manhattan Beach
.400 BA 6 R 8 RBI .904 OPS

Manhattan Beach closer Donnie Ames (above) has fun spraying down the Seals faithful after he closed the door in Game Seven for his eighth save in eight games, tying a SIMBL postseason record, during the Seals' 2020 championship run.

Manhattan Beach players (from left: Donnie Ames, 2020 SIMBL CS MVP Jamal Wilson, Layne Hamilton and Alberto Alvarez) get doused in a very wet Seals clubhouse celebrating their Game Seven victory over Oregon which gave them the 2020 SIMBL crown.

Manhattan Beach's 25 year-old SP Billy Callaghan (above) was brilliant in Game Seven of the 2020 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  The 7/4/5-rated righthander went 9.0 IP allowing five hits and no runs while walking two and sitting down eight.  Callaghan outpitched Oregon's twenty-game winner Carlos Quintana in the finale.

Congratulations go out to the SIMBL's Australian mate, GM Shane Day, and his Manhattan Beach Seals for coming back from a three games to two deficit, winning both Game Six and Game Seven, to win the 2020 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series over Oregon GM Mike Senn's Pioneers.  It was the sixth SIMBL Championship Series in SIMBL history to go the full seven game distance.

It is the first SIMBL championship in franchise history for the Seals, who earlier in their SIMBL existence were the Dalton Dawgs, Columbus Thundercats and Edmonton Crackercats.  The exciting seven-game series completes the second worst-to-SIMBL Champions one-season turnaround in SIMBL history.  The Seals finished 75-87 last season in last place in the SL West.  This season they went 96-66 winning the SL West and putting an end to San Diego's unprecedented 15-season division title streak.  The Seals also defeated the Warewolves in five games in the 2020 SLCS.  The only other team to complete a worst-to-SIMBL Champions transformation in one season was the legendary Cinderella Pocatello Timberjacks in the 2008 season.  The T-Jacks lost 91 games the previous season and came back from a three games to one series deficit against Texas in the 2008 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series to win it all in what some SIMBL followers to this day consider the best series in SIMBL postseason history.

The Pioneers fail to win their second SIMBL Championship after sweeping Calgary in 2011 as a wildcard, one of only two wildcard teams to ever win the SIMBL Coveted Cup.

The series saw the Pioneers finally knock around the previously untouchable Seals starting pitchers Bobby Bruno and Dave Jackson in Games Four and Five to come back from a 2-1 series deficit to within one game away from winning it all and held a 3-2 series lead.  Manhattan Beach youngsters Bartolo Vera and Billy Callaghan then limited Oregon to two total runs in the last two games to seal the comeback for the title.  Combined with a hardluck 2-1 Game Five loss, the Seals held the Pioneers to three total runs in the last three games of the series.

The 7/4/5-rated Callaghan pitched the game of his life when called upon to go against Oregon's twenty-game winner Carlos Quintana in Game Seven.  The 25 year-old righthander threw a complete game five-hitter with two walks and eight strikeouts to give the Seals the series which cemented them as a serious future SL and SIMBL contenders.

Bobby Bruno, the Seals favorite to win this season's SL Hurler Of The Year Award, went 4-1 with a 3.75 ERA in five starts in Manhattan Beach's march through the 2020 SL playoffs.  Dave Jackson went 4-1 in five starts with a 3.07 ERA.  Closer Donnie Ames was perfect with 8 saves (tying a SIMBL postseason record) in eight playoff appearances and a 0.00 ERA allowing only three hits in 8.0 innings.  CF Jamal Wilson hit .286 with 8 RBI scoring eleven runs and stealing eleven bases throughout the 2020 postseason.

Manhattan Beach CF Jamal Wilson, who had a terrific 2020 regular season, was named the 2020 SIMBL CS MVP by hitting .400 (12 for 30), scoring six runs, stealing four bases and driving in eight big runs with a .904 OPS in the seven games.

GAME ONE:

MANHATTAN BEACH 6 OREGON 3
Manhattan Beach Leads Series 1-0
W: Bobby Bruno (4-0) L: Carlos Quintana (3-1) S: Domingo Francisco (1)
HR - MAN: Manny Fuentes (2)
Player Of The Game: Kel Sanford 1B Oregon
2 for 4 1 R 1 RBI
Manhattan C Matthew Boggs hurt and out for three months

GAME TWO:

MANHATTAN BEACH 6 OREGON 3
Manhattan Beach Leads Series 2-0
W: Dave Jackson (4-0) L: Darby Hendrickson (1-3) S: Donnie Ames (7)
HR - ORE: Clyde Dunham (2)
Player Of The Game: Jamal Wilson CF Manhattan Beach
3 for 5 1 R 2B 3 RBI SB

GAME THREE:

OREGON 4 MANHATTAN BEACH 2
Manhattan Beach Leads Series 2-1
W: Michael Gambino (3-2) L: Bartolo Vera (1-2) S: Andrew Stephens (6)
HR - None
Player Of The Game: Michael Gambino SP Oregon
8.0 IP 4 H 2 R 1 ER 2 BB 6 K

GAME FOUR:

OREGON 7 MANHATTAN BEACH 4
Series Tied 2-2
W: Michael Gambino (3-2) L: Bartolo Vera (1-2) S: Andrew Stephens (6)
HR - None
Player Of The Game: Alberto Alvarez SS Manhattan Beach
3 for 5 1 R HR 3 RBI

GAME FIVE:

OREGON 2 MANHATTAN BEACH 1
Oregon Leads Series 3-2
W: Darby Hendrickson (2-3) L: Dave Jackson (4-1) S: Andrew Stephens (8)
HR - None
Player Of The Game: Darby Hendrickson SP Oregon
7.1 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 4 BB 3 K

GAME SIX:

MANHATTAN BEACH 3 OREGON 1
Series Tied 3-3
W: Bartolo Vera (2-2) L: Michael Gambino (3-3) S: Donnie Ames (8)
HR - MAN: Layne Hamilton (3)
Player Of The Game: Bartolo Vera SP Manhattan Beach
7.2 IP 9 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 6 K

GAME SEVEN:

MANHATTAN BEACH 3 OREGON 0
Manhattan Beach Wins Series 4-3
W: Billy Callaghan (2-0) L: Carlos Quintana (4-2)
HR - None
Player Of The Game: Billy Callaghan SP Manhattan Beach
9.0 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 8 K

2020 ULDS
CALGARY (1) 4 BEND (4) 1
MVP: Vinny Corleone SP Calgary
2-0 0.54 ERA 16.2 IP 14 K
OREGON (3) 4 BOSTON (2) 2
MVP: Carlos Quintana SP Oregon
2-0 2.81 ERA 16.0 IP 11 K

2020 SLDS
MANHATTAN BEACH (1) 4 KNOXVILLE (3) 1
Manny Fuentes RF Manhattan Beach
.444 BA 1 HR 2 RBI 1.500 OPS
SAN DIEGO (4) 4 ROCHESTER (2) 3
Devin Corbin 2B San Diego
.458 BA 1 HR 5 RBI 1.083 OPS

2020 ULCS
OREGON (3) 4 CALGARY (1) 3
MVP: Mario Montalbano LF Oregon
.370 BA 3 HR 6 RBI 1.229 OPS

2020 SLCS
MANHATTAN BEACH (1) 4 SAN DIEGO (4) 1
MVP: Bobby Bruno SP Manhattan Beach
2-0 3.00 ERA 15.0 IP 3

2020 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
MANHATTAN BEACH 4 OREGON 3
MVP: Jamal Wilson CF Manhattan Beach
.400 BA 6 R 8 RBI .904 OPS

2021

SAN DIEGO WINS NINTH SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

'Wolves Legend Bobby Grimes Superb In Series Clincher

2021 SIMBL Coveted Championship Series:
Game One: San Diego 7 Dallas 4
Game Two: Dallas 4 San Diego 2
Game Three: San Diego 6 Dallas 2
Game Four: San Diego 5 Dallas 3
Game Five: Dallas 6 San Diego 0
Game Six: San Diego 7 Dallas 3

2021 SIMBL CS MVP:
Bobby Grimes SP San Diego
2 GS 2-0 2.50 ERA 0.94 WHIP 18.0 IP 14 H 5 R 5 ER 3 BB 6 K

San Diego's impeccable legend and 295-game winner Bobby Grimes (above) smells blood pitching in the top of the 9th inning in Game Six of the 2021 SIMBL CS.  The 38 year-old Grimes, who returned to the SIMBL as a free agent-at-large last offseason after a three-season retirement, added to his legend by throwing a complete-game allowing three runs on eight hits in the clinching Game Six helping the 'Wolves 9th SIMBL Championship in the SIMBL's 17 seasons of play.

Congratulations to San Diego GM Warren Pineau whose 'Wolves won the 2021 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series four games to two over the Cinderella Dallas Texans of GM Robert Don.

San Diego keeps up its SIMBL dynasty winning their second SIMBL title in the first three seasons of the SIMBL New File Era.  The 'Wolves win their unprecedented 9th SIMBL ring in 17 seasons and their 9th in 11 trips to the SIMBL CS.

SIMBL legend Bobby Grimes showed why he will be a first ballot SIMBL Hall Of Famer by going another complete game scattering 8 hits allowing three runs in clinching another SIMBL championship.  Grimes returned to San Diego last offseason in free agency after a three-season retirement and now has been a part of 8 San Diego SIMBL championships.  Grimes was splendid in the 2021 SIMBL postseason going 6-0 with a 3.28 ERA.

San Diego DH Kory Stone's three-run shot off of the Texans impressive Anthony Green in the bottom of the 7th inning turned a 3-2 'Wolves lead into a 6-2 breakout.  After that, the 38 year-old Grimes just smelled blood and it was a good as over as the 295 game-winner went untouched the rest of the way in San Diego's electric Great American Ballpark.

Congratulations to Warren for the title and Robert for a great run and all of the SIMBL's 24 GMs on another exciting and successful season of fun play.  The SIMBL's 18th season is forthcoming.

2021 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

SAN DIEGO 7 DALLAS 4
San Diego Leads Series 1-0
W: Alberto Tovar (3-1) L: Tom Clifton (1-1)
HR: Paul Rose Dallas (3) Tony Aguilar Dallas 2 (3) Lance Stanley III (2) Kory Stone San Diego (6) Taki Taketo (6) Frank Hodges San Diego (5) Montelle James San Diego (3)
Player Of The Game: Tony Aguilar LF Dallas
2 for 4 2 R 2 RBI HR

A SIMBL CS record eight home runs did all of the scoring in 2021 SIMBL CS Game One as San Diego ace Alberto Tovar survives four home runs by Dallas.  Texans starter Tom Clifton also gave up four home runs.

2021 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

DALLAS 4 SAN DIEGO 2 10 INNINGS
Series Tied 1-1
W: Juan Rivera (1-1) L: Kelly Wright (0-1)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Dante Dawson 1B Dallas
4 for 4 1 R 1 BB 1 RBI

Returning from the DL, Dallas' Mark Haney tripled to lead of the top of the 10th inning then UL MVP candidate Tony Aguilar was intentionally walked and then stole second base.  SL Fireman Of The Year candidate Willie Roger DeMarco then entered the game and was greeted by a two-run single by Jim Nolan to put the Texans up 4-2.  Dallas closer Juan Rivera then shut the door in the bottom of the tenth retiring the dangerous San Diego middle of the lineup of Taki Taketo, Frank Hodges and Kory Stone in order to tie the series at one game each.

2021 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

SAN DIEGO 6 DALLAS 2
San Diego Leads Series 2-1
W: Bobby Grimes (5-0) L: Ross Brooks (1-3)
HR: Adrian Bryant San Diego (2) Montelle James San Diego (4) Michael Ellis Dallas (4)
Player Of The Game: Bobby Grimes SP San Diego
9.0 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 5 K

San Diego's 38 year-old eight-time SL Hurler Of The Year Bobby Grimes added to his legend by handcuffing Dallas with a six-hit complete game putting the 'Wolves up 2-1 in the 2021 SIMBL CS. Grimes is 5-0 with a 3.33 ERA this postseason.  San Diego carried a 6-0 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning in a game that wasn't even in close in Dallas.

2021 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

SAN DIEGO 5 DALLAS 3
San Diego Leads Series 3-1
W: Kelly Wright (1-1) L: Rolland Lefebvre (2-2) SV: Willie Roger DeMarco (5)
HR: Kory Stone San Diego (7)
Player Of The Game: Kory Stone DH San Diego
1 for 4 1 R 2 RBI HR

In the top of the 9th inning in of a 3-3 ballgame in Dallas, San Diego 2B Scott Wyatt singled off of Dallas SP Rolland Lefebvre then was replaced by pinch runner Kel Griffin who promptly stole second base.  'Wolves SS Manny Romero then reached base on an error which scored Griffin to give San Diego a 4-3 lead.  

In came Texans stud closer Juan Rivera, who had been having a terrific season and postseason. Rivera allowed a single to the first batter he faced, Adrian Bryant, which scored Romero giving San Diego a 5-3 lead. 'Wolves star closer Willie Roger DeMarco came in to slam the door in the bottom of the 9th for his fifth save of the 2021 postseason and to give the 'Wolves a commanding 3-1 series lead.

2021 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

DALLAS 6 SAN DIEGO 0
San Diego Leads Series 3-2
W: Tom Clifton (2-1) L: Rhett Forrester (1-4)
HR: Paul Rose Dallas (4) Lance Stanley III (3)
Player Of The Game: Tom Clifton SP Dallas
7.0 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 4 K

Dallas SP Tom Clifton and MR Michael O'Brien held San Diego's explosive offense to six hits in a shutout win in Dallas.  The Texans Paul Rose homered in the bottom of the 7th inning to break open a 3-0 game and Dallas scored another run to make it 6-0 by the end of the inning.  Rose went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI. The Texans CF Lance Stanley III also blasted a solo home run.

2021 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

SAN DIEGO 7 DALLAS 3
San Diego Wins Series 4-2
W: Bobby Grimes (6-0) L: Anthony Green (3-1)
HR: Kory Stone San Diego (8) Kent Harvey San Diego (1)
Player Of The Game: Kory Stone DH San Diego
1 for 2 2 R 3 RBI 2 BB HR

2021 ULDS
CALGARY (1) 4 BOSTON (3) 3
MVP: Vinny Corleone SP Calgary
2 GS 1-0 13.1 IP 4 ER 2.70 ERA 3 BB 14 K 1.05 WHIP
DALLAS (4) 4 ASTORIA (2) 1
MVP: Roberto Torres SS Dallas
.375 AVG 3 HR 5 RBI 1.382 OPS

2021 SLDS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 AUGUSTA (3) 2
MVP: Taki Taketo C San Diego
.435 AVG 2 HR 10 RBI 1.436 OPS
COLCHESTER (2) 4 HOLLYWOOD (4) 1
MVP: Carlos Ramirez SP Colchester
2 GS 0-0 11.1 IP 3 ER 2.38 ERA 5 BB 11 K 1.68 WHIP

2021 ULCS
DALLAS (4) 4 CALGARY (1) 3
MVP: Anthony Green SP Dallas
2 GS 2-0 17.0 IP 18 H 8 R 8 ER 4 BB 11 K 4.24 ERA 1.35 WHIP

2021 SLCS
SAN DIEGO (1) 4 COLCHESTER (2) 3
MVP: Bobby Grimes SP San Diego
3 GS 3-0 24.0 IP 22 H 10 R 8 ER 2 BB 12 K 3.00 ERA 1.00 WHIP

2021 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SAN DIEGO 4 DALLAS 2
MVP: Bobby Grimes SP San Diego
2 GS 2-0 18.0 IP 14 H 5 R 5 ER 3 BB 6 K

2022

HUNTERS DENY TEXANS, WIN SECOND FRANCHISE SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP IN PAST THREE SEASONS

Hollywood Becomes Third Wildcard Team In SIMBL History To Win SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series

2022 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Hollywood 7 Dallas 2
Game Two: Dallas 14 Hollywood 0
Game Three: Hollywood 7 Dallas 0
Game Four: Dallas 10 Hollywood 7
Game Five: Hollywood 4 Dallas 3
Game Six: Hollywood 4 Dallas 3

2022 SIMBL CS MVP:
Layne Hamilton
DH Hollywood
.450 AVG 5 HR 8 RBI

Hollywood's Layne Hamilton (right) pours the bubbly on teammate Matthew Boggs (right) after the Bounty Hunters clinched the 2022 SIMBL Championship with a 4-3 win over Dallas in Game Six.  Hamilton, who became the first player in SIMBL CS history to hit 3 HR in a SIMBL CS game, was named the 2022 SIMBL CS MVP while Boggs won the SLCS MVP award earlier in the postseason.

Hollywood's 23 year-old southpaw SP Bartolo Vera (above) bent but didn't break in Game Six of the 2022 SIMBL CS.  Vera went 6.0 IP allowing 8 hits, 3 runs and walked seven batters with no strikeouts before giving way to the Hunters bullpen foursome of Francisco Leon, Domingo Francisco, Carson Hunt and Manny Ortega who shut the Dallas Texans down the rest of the way limiting them to zero runs on one hit.

Congratulations to Hollywood GM Rodney Baylor as his Bounty Hunters are the 2022 SIMBL Champions winning the SIMBL Coveted Cup in six games over Dallas GM Robert Don's Texans.

It's the second SIMBL title in the past three seasons for the franchise as they won the 2022 SIMBL Championship as the former Manhattan Beach Seals before relocating to Hollywood after the 2020 season.  The Texans lose their second consecutive SIMBL CS in six games after succumbing to San Diego last season as well.  The SL West division has won all four SIMBL championships since the SIMBL New File Era began with the 2019 SIMBL season.

The Hunters seemed destined for the 2022 SIMBL ring when they came back from two runs down in the bottom of the 9th inning when 1B Mike Butler hit a two-run double off of Dallas closer Juan Rivera for the incredible walk-off win in Game Five leaving Dallas stunned.  It's only the third time in SIMBL history (Marin 2010 and Oregon in 2011) that a wildcard has won the SIMBL title.

SP Bartolo Vera was tough in the clinching Game Six allowing 8 hits and three runs in six innings.  The Bounty Hunters bullpen then used four relievers: former first-round draft picks Domingo Francisco and Francisco Leon, trade acquisition Carson Hunt and closer Manny Ortega, all of whom held the potent Texans lineup to just one hit and zero runs in the final three innings, to preserve the clinching win and 2022 SIMBL Championship.

The Texans offset the 'Hunters' Layne Hamilton's three home runs in Game Four to win 10-7 to tie the series at 2-2.  Hamilton became the first player in SIMBL CS history to club three homers in a game in the past 18 SIMBL title series.

Hamilton, who went 9 for 20 (.450 AVG) with 5 HR and 8 RBI, was named the 2022 SIMBL CS MVP.

Congratulations to all SIMBL GMs on yet another fun, competitive and exciting season after the triumphs and tragedies of the SIMBL in the past year as the league now heads into it's 19th season of play.

2022 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

HOLLYWOOD 7 DALLAS 2
Hollywood Leads Series 1-0
WP: Bobby Bruno (2-0) LP: Tom Clifton (2-1)
HR: Layne Hamilton HWD (1) Jamal Wilson HWD (1)
Player Of The Game: Bobby Bruno SP Hollywood
8.1 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 2 K

2022 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

DALLAS 14 HOLLYWOOD 0
Series Tied 1-1
WP: Ross Brooks (1-1) LP: Bartolo Vera (2-1)
HR: Tony Aguilar DAL (3) Ricky Thompson DAL (1)
Player Of The Game: Ross Brooks SP Dallas
8.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 5 K

SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

HOLLYWOOD 7 DALLAS 0
Hollywood Leads Series 2-1
WP: Dave Jackson (4-0) LP: Rolland Lefebvre (2-1)
HR: Layne Hamilton HWD (2) Matthew Boggs HWD (3) John Jackson HWD (1)
Player Of The Game: Dave Jackson SP Hollywood
8.2 IP 7 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

2022 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

DALLAS 10 HOLLYWOOD 7 (TEXANS SCORE 4 RUNS IN TOP OF 8TH INNING TO COMEBACK NEGATING LAYNE HAMILTON'S HISTORIC 3 HRS IN GAME)
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Eldon Grant (1-0) LP: Carson Hunt (0-2) SV: Juan Rivera (6)
HR: Layne Hamilton HWD 3 (5)
Player Of The Game: Layne Hamilton DH Hollywood
3 for 5 3 R 3 HR 4 RBI

2022 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

HOLLYWOOD 4 DALLAS 3 (HUNTERS 1B MIKE BUTLER'S TWO-RUN DOUBLE OFF OF STUD CLOSER JUAN RIVERA IN BOTTOM OF 9TH GIVES HOLLYWOOD THE COMEBACK FROM TWO-RUNS WALK-OFF WIN)
Hollywood Leads Series 3-2
WP: Manny Ortega (2-0) LP: Juan Rivera BS (2)(2-1)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Scott Morgan SS Dallas
2 for 4 1 R 2B 2 RBI

2022 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

HOLLYWOOD 4 DALLAS 3
Hollywood Wins Series 4-2
WP: Bartolo Vera (3-1) LP: Ross Brooks (1-2) SV: Manny Ortega (2)
HR: Mark Armstrong HWD (2)
Player Of The Game: Mark Armstrong LF Hollywood
1 for 4 1 R 2 RBI

2022 ULDS
CALGARY (1) 4 BEND (3) 3
MVP: Colt Mc Alister 1B Calgary
.400 AVG 3 HR 4 RBI
DALLAS (4) 4 WHITBY (2) 0
MVP: Jesus Montoya 1B Dallas
.462 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI

2022 SLDS
BOSTON (3) 4 SAN DIEGO (1) 3
MVP: Gregory Sheppard CF Boston
.423 AVG 3 HR 6 RBI
HOLLYWOOD (4) 4 LAS VEGAS (2) 0
MVP: Alberto Alvarez 2B Hollywood
.357 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI

2022 ULCS
DALLAS (4) 4 CALGARY (1) 3
MVP: Tony Aguilar LF Dallas
.333 AVG 2 HR 9 RBI

2022 SLCS
HOLLYWOOD (4) 4 BOSTON (3) 2
MVP: Matthew Boggs C Hollywood
.304 AVG 2 HR 10 RBI

2022 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
HOLLYWOOD 4 DALLAS 2
MVP: Layne Hamilton DH Hollywood
.450 AVG 5 HR 8 RBI

2023

CALGARY WINS 2023 SIMBL TITLE WITH DRAMATIC GAME SEVEN EXTRA-INNING WALK-OFF VICTORY

Heartbroken Las Vegas Comes Back From 5-1 Deficit In 2023 SIMBL CS Game Seven Only To Let Title Slip Away

Calgary Clippers players hoist up the 2023 SIMBL Coveted Cup after winning a dramatic Game Seven in the bottom of the tenth inning against Las Vegas to give the Clippers only the second championship in five SIMBL CS appearances and in 16 overall trips to the postseason in the SIMBL's 19 seasons of play.

2023 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Calgary 8 Las Vegas 7 (12 Innings)
Game Two: Las Vegas 7 Calgary 3
Game Three: Las Vegas 8 Calgary 2
Game Four: Calgary 6 Las Vegas 5
Game Five: Calgary 8 Las Vegas 1
Game Six: Las Vegas 10 Calgary 6
Game Seven: Calgary 6 Las Vegas 5 (10 Innings)

2023 SIMBL CS MVP:
Matthew Dupree
2B Calgary

The UL and SL top seeds proved in the 2023 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series why they were just that as the title series went an entire seven games and into extra-innings in Game Seven to provide a 2023 SIMBL Champion.  This year's series is the first to be won with a walk-off Game Seven win since Bristol defeated Chicago in the same fashion in the 2017 SIMBL CS.

The series could signify the future of the SIMBL title contenders as it put a veteran star-powered Calgary team up against a young up and coming Las Vegas squad as both solid squads could be possibly contending against each other for seasons to come.

The Calgary Clippers of GM Christian DeMarco end an infamous 1 for 15 postseason record of postseason futility by winning the second SIMBL championship in the team's 19-season history and the first since the 2018 season.

Las Vegas GM Carl Hannah's Hustlers came up just short as they held a two games to one series lead and came back from 4-0 and 5-1 deficits in Game Seven to force extra-innings before a walk-off win in the bottom of the 10th inning by the Clippers in Calgary's Victors Field ended their first chance at a SIMBL title since their 2013 and 2015 championship seasons.

Calgary won a twelve-inning Game One walk-off and then watched Las Vegas win the next two games to go up 2-1 in the series.  The Clippers won Games Four and Five to go up three games to two on the Hustlers before the Hustlers pounded Calgary in Game Six on the road to force the deciding Game Seven.

Las Vegas and Calgary aces Alan Alexander Anderson and Robert Swift battled it out throughout seven innings in Game Seven as the Clippers went up 4-0 and 5-1 on the Hustlers.  The two-time defending SL Central Champions battled back to tie the game 5-5 on a two-run blast from Kory Stone off of the past two season's UL Middle Reliever Of The Year Bob Detty.

The scored remained 5-5 as Las Vegas left a man on base in the top of the ninth inning and Calgary stranded two runners in the bottom of the ninth inning to force extra innings.

The Hustlers got 2B Cal Roberts aboard in the top of the 10th on a rare walk by reigning UL Fireman Of The Year Barrett Jenkins but the Clippers closer got out of it by getting SL Rookie Of The Year Carl Chaulk to ground into a double play and struck out Bartolo Chira to end the top of the tenth.

With the sellout home crowd at Victors Field jamming, SL Fireman Of The Year candidate Cedric Isaacson, who became the sixth closer in SIMBL history to achieve a 50-save season this season, entered the game and quickly struck out the first two batters in the bottom of the tenth before veteran Calgary 3B Steve Waddell singled.  On a 0-1 pitch Clippers longtime shortstop Joaquin Pena became a hero to a generation of Calgary fans as he singled in speedy pinch-runner Paul Lewis who had stolen second base the pitch before to give the hard-luck Clippers only their second SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship in the franchise's 19-season history.

Congratulations to Calgary GM Christian DeMarco and Las Vegas GM Carl Hannah on a great series and congratulations to all SIMBL GMs on another great season of play.

The SIMBL LCS and SIMBL CS MVPs announcement is forthcoming.

The SIMBL's 20th Anniversary is coming up next with the off-season and league file transfer information from OOTP 11 to OOTP 13 forthcoming on the January 1, 2024 league date.

2023 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

CALGARY 8 LAS VEGAS 7 (WALK-OFF WIN IN BOTTOM OF 12TH INNING)
Calgary Leads Series 1-0
WP: Barrett Jenkins (1-0) LP: Blair Singleton (0-1)
HR: Carlos Molina Calgary (4)
Player Of The Game: Victor Cruz SS Las Vegas
3 for 5 0 R 3 RBI

Calgary bombs 19 year-old Las Vegas SP Riley Charboneau for a 7-1 lead after four innings but Las Vegas claws back and ties it up 7-7 to force extra innings before a Steve Waddell double off of former SL Fireman Of The Year Blair Singleton drives home Matthew Dupree in the bottom of the 12th as Calgary holds on for a walk-off win at home and go up 1-0 in the series.

2023 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

LAS VEGAS 7 CALGARY 3
Series Tied 1-1
WP: Jim Spears (1-0) LP: Craig Byrd (1-2)
HR: Randall Lewis Las Vegas (3) Glenn Wilson Las Vegas (1)
Player Of The Game: Randall Lewis 1B Las Vegas
3 for 5 1 R 2 2B HR 3 RBI

Las Vegas gets up 4-0 on UL Hurler Of The Year candidate Craig Byrd and never looks back as Las Vegas SL Slugger Of The Year Randell Lewis candidate belts two run-scoring doubles and a home run to tie the series up 1-1 at Calgary's Victors Field.

2023 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

LAS VEGAS 8 CALGARY 2
Las Vegas Leads Series 2-1
WP: Alan Alexander Anderson (4-2) LP: Robert Swift (1-2)
HR: Kory Stone Las Vegas (2) Iwane Kondo Las Vegas (4)
Player Of The Game: Kory Stone RF Las Vegas
2 for 4 1 R 2B HR 3 RBI  

Las Vegas roughs up Calgary 19-game winner Robert Swift for 4 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings and then also knocks around UL Middle Reliever Of The Year candidate Luis Martinez for another four runs in two innings to rout the Clippers at Las Vegas' Guinness Park to go up 2-1 in the series with Games 4 and 5 remaining at home before going back to Calgary for possible Games 6 and 7.

2023 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

CALGARY 6 LAS VEGAS 5
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Bob Detty (2-1) LP: Blair Singleton (0-2) SV: Barrett Jenkins (3)
HR: Robinson O'Neil Las Vegas (1)
Player Of The Game: Robinson O'Neil LF Las Vegas
3 for 5 1 R 2 2B HR 1 RBI

2023 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

CALGARY 8 LAS VEGAS 1
Calgary Leads Series 3-2  
WP: Vinny Corleone (3-0) LP: Riley Charboneau (1-2)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Vinny Corleone SP Calgary
9.0 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 5 K

2023 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

LAS VEGAS 10 CALGARY 6
Series Tied 3-3
WP: Jim Spears (2-0) LP: Craig Byrd (1-3)
HR: Randall Lewis Las Vegas (4) Glenn Wilson Las Vegas 2 (3) Iwane Kondo Las Vegas (5)
Player Of The Game: Glenn Wilson C Las Vegas
2 for 2 2 R 2 BB 2 HR 4 RBI

CALGARY 6 LAS VEGAS 5 (WALK-OFF WIN IN BOTTOM OF 10TH INNING)
Calgary Wins Series 4-3
WP: Barrett Jenkins (2-0) LP: Cedric Isaacson (1-2)
HR: Kory Stone Las Vegas (3) David Campbell Las Vegas (2) Matthew Dupree Calgary (1)
Player Of The Game: Randall Lewis 1B Las Vegas
3 for 5 1 R 1 RBI

2024

SAN DIEGO WINS 10TH SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

'Big Three' Of Winfield, Mack & Montalbano Lead 'Wolves Past Texans In Six Games For 2024 SIMBL Title

2024 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: San Diego 7 Dallas 1
Game Two: Dallas 8 San Diego 6
Game Three: San Diego 14 Dallas 1
Game Four: Dallas 9 San Diego 6 (14 Innings)
Game Five: San Diego 7 Dallas 6 (11 Innings)
Game Six: San Diego 10 Dallas 3

2024 SIMBL CS MVP:
DeShaun Mack
DH San Diego

2024 SIMBL CS MVP DeShaun Mack celebrates with San Diego fans after leading the Warewolves to the 2024 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship over Dallas in six games.  Mack was a terror in the wildcard postseason run of the 'Wolves hitting .366 with 10 HR and 23 RBI.

Another one of San Diego GM Kevin Norris' key acquisitions this past season,RF  Francisco Ruil, celebrates hitting a three-run blast to put away Game Six of the 2024 SIMBL CS and give the Warewolves their tenth SIMBL championship in the SIMBL's twenty seasons of play.

2024 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

SAN DIEGO 7 DALLAS 1
San Diego Leads Series 1-0
WP: Evander Thomas (3-0) LP: Rolland Lefebvre (2-2)
HR: San Diego: DeShaun Mack (6) Julian Winfield (3) Dallas: Jorge Ramirez (2)
Player Of The Game: DeShaun Mack DH San Diego
3 for 5 1 R HR 4 RBI

2024 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

DALLAS 8 SAN DIEGO 6
Series Tied 1-1
WP: Ross Brooks (3-1) LP: Vincente Lopez (1-1) SV: Juan Rivera (5)
HR: San Diego: DeShaun Mack (7) Dallas: Jorge Ramirez (3)
Player Of The Game: Jon Mitchell 3B Dallas
4 for 4 2 R 2B 2 RBI

2024 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

SAN DIEGO 14 DALLAS 1
San Diego Leads Series 2-1
WP: Santiago Gonzalez (1-2) LP: Anthony Green (0-1)
HR: San Diego: DeShaun Mack (8) Julian Winfield (4) Adrian Bryant (4) Dallas: Vince Crocker (3)
Player Of The Game: Julian Winfield CF San Diego
3 for 4 2 R 2 2B HR 5 RBI

2024 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

DALLAS 9 SAN DIEGO 6 (14 INNINGS)
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Richardo Ruiz (1-0) LP: Kelly Wright (0-2)
HR: San Diego: DeShaun Mack (9) Adrian Bryant (5) Dallas: Jorge Ramirez (4)
Player Of The Game: Jorge Ramirez SS Dallas
4 for 6 2 R BB 2B HR 4 RBI

SS Jorge Ramirez's 3-run shot off of San Diego's Emerson Schmidt gives Dallas the victory in San Diego in the longest game in SIMBL CS history to tie the series.

2024 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

SAN DIEGO 7 DALLAS 6 (11 INNINGS WALK-OFF)
San Diego Leads Series 3-2
WP: Willie Roger DeMarco (2-0) LP: Eldon Grant (0-1)
HR: San Diego: Francisco Ruil (1) Dallas: Paul Rose (2) Vaughn Perry (1)
Player Of The Game: Vaughn Perry 1B Dallas
3 for 5 R HR 4 RBI

2024 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

SAN DIEGO 10 DALLAS 3
San Diego Wins Series 4-2
WP: Evander Thomas (4-0) LP: Rory Gallagher (1-1)
HR: San Diego: DeShaun Mack (10) Francisco Ruil (2) Adrian Bryant (6) Dallas: Mark Haney (1)
Player Of The Game: Francisco Ruil RF San Diego
3 for 4 2 R BB HR 3 RBI

2024 ULDS
DALLAS (4) 4 WHITBY (1) 2
MVP: Juan Rivera CL Dallas
CLEVELAND (3) 4 CALGARY (2) 3
MVP: Eddie Bryant C Cleveland

2024 SLDS
SAN DIEGO (4) 4 LAS VEGAS (1) 1
MVP: DeShaun Mack DH San Diego
HOLLYWOOD (2) 4 ROCHESTER (3) 2
MVP: Bobby Bruno SP Hollywood

2024 ULCS
DALLAS (4) 4 CLEVELAND (3) 2
MVP: Rolland Levebvre SP Dallas

2024 SLCS
SAN DIEGO (4) 4 HOLLYWOOD (2) 2
MVP: Julian Winfield RF San Diego

2024 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SAN DIEGO 4 DALLAS 2
MVP: DeShaun Mack DH San Diego

2025

CLIPPERS BEST SMOKIES FOR SECOND SIMBL TITLE IN PAST THREE SEASONS

Is This Perennial UL Powerhouse's Last Hurrah Due To SIMBL's New Financial Crunches? Calgary's Veteran Slugger Molina Awakes After Previous Postseason Slumber & Named SIMBL CS MVP

The Calgary Clippers celebrate with the SIMBL Coveted Cup on their Victors Field home field after defeated the upstart Asheville Smokies in six games for the 2025 SIMBL Championship.  The veteran Clippers won their second SIMBL title in the past three seasons and third in franchise history but now face losing 3/5, including star ace and three-time Hurler Of The Year Vinny Corleone, of their stellar starting rotation to the big bucks of SIMBL free agency this upcoming off-season.

2025 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Asheville 5 Calgary 3
Game Two: Calgary 3 Asheville 1
Game Three: Calgary 3 Asheville 2
Game Four: Asheville 6 Calgary 3
Game Five: Calgary 10 Asheville 5
Game Six: Calgary 5 Asheville 4

2025 SIMBL CS MVP:
Carlos Molina
RF Calgary

With Asheville Smokies GM Pete McGowan, Calgary Clippers GM Christian DeMarco and Dallas Texans GM Robert Don on the telephone in the traditional SIMBL CS three-way phone call live SIM with ingame managerial decisions being made, the 2025 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series was run and in a great series Calgary defeated Asheville four games to two to claim the 2025 SIMBL title.

Five of the six games were decided by three runs or less, four were decided by two runs or less and two games were decided by a run in a very competitive out-for-out series that put both Christian and Pete against each other in live game strategies.

Calgary wins their third SIMBL title in franchise history in six attempts.  It's the Clippers' second championship in the past three seasons and third title in the past eight seasons.  It also may be the perennial UL contender's last serious run for dominance as they are set to let go of 3/5 of their solid starting pitching rotation to free agency next off-season including SIMBL legend Vinny Corleone and All-Stars Odon Quinto and Colby Campbell, all whom are demanding big contract extensions and may have played their last games in a Clippers uniform.

Asheville on the other hand is a SIMBL team on the rise and made it to six very tough games against a veteran Calgary squad in their first winning season since 2018.  12/24 teams played .500 or better ball this past season indicating an inevitable and impending change in the balance of power in the league to come. Combined with the financial hard decisions and rules that apply to all clubs, including the top and bottom ones, the SIMBL has never been more competitive with an open field to claim the reigns to a championship.

"Feels good to have these guys probably be going out on top," said Clippers captain Colt McAlister. "We all seem to know what is happening around this league in terms of finances."

Clippers GM Christian DeMarco refused to answer questions about the pitching trio's probable departure this off-season and the victor's locker room was strenuous to say the least for a championship celebration.  "Let's just let the boys enjoy this for awhile as they've truly earned it.  We'll make the decisions for this team's future when we have to.  Let's give credit to Pete and his Smokies team for a great series.  They're a certainly a team now to watch out for and have proved themselves without question," DeMarco said before quickly disappearing into the clubhouse celebration without future comment.

Corleone, long known to want to go back to play for his native Knoxville Lumberkings, the team that drafted him #10 overall in the 2019 SIMBL New File Era Inaugural Draft and long known disgruntled in the northern confines of Calgary, Alberta, Quinto and Campbell were instructed not to talk about their upcoming free agency plans by Clippers management in a move questioned and disapproved by the SIMBL press.

Calgary slugger Carlos Molina was named the 2025 SIMBL CS MVP.  "The Mexican Mamba" finally heated up after hitting .160 in the Clippers' ULDS and ULCS series wins.  Molina went 10 for 23 hitting .435 with one double, two triples, one home run and 6 RBI.  He walked twice, stole two bases and had an OPS of 1.393 in six games.  He also was named Player Of The Game in Games Four and Six.

Congratulations to Christian and Pete for a great series and to all SIMBL GMs for another great, fun and competitive SIMBL season.  The file has been advanced to the day after the last game of the SIMBL CS and the off-season SIM schedule will be announced shortly.

2025 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

ASHEVILLE 5 CALGARY 3
Asheville Leads Series 1-0
WP: Angelino Castro (1-0) LP: Bob Detty (3-1) SV: Barrett Jenkins (6)
HR: Martin Chapman Calgary (6)
Player Of The Game: Bill Langley 1B Asheville
2 for 5 1 R 3B 1 RBI

2025 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

CALGARY 3 ASHEVILLE 1
Series Tied 1-1
WP: Luis Martinez (1-0) LP: Antonio Soto (3-1) SV: Cory Larson (5)
HR: Grady McPherson Asheville (3) Martin Chapman Calgary (6)
Player Of The Game: Odon Quinto SP Calgary
5.1 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 2 5 K

2025 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

CALGARY 3 ASHEVILLE 2
Calgary Leads Series 2-1
WP: Robert Swift (2-0) LP: Layne Stanley (1-1) SV: Cory Larson (6)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Michael Lonewolf LF Calgary
1 for 4 Bases Loaded Double 3 RBI

2025 SIMBL GAME FOUR:

ASHEVILLE 6 CALGARY 3
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Brian Irving (1-0) LP: Colby Campbell (0-2) SV: Barrett Jenkins (7)
HR: Carlos Molina (1)
Player Of The Game: Carlos Molinia RF Calgary
3 for 4 1 R HR 3 RBI

2025 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

CALGARY 10 ASHEVILLE 5
Calgary Leads Series 3-2
WP: Vinny Corleone (3-1) LP: Brody McIllmoyle (2-1)
HR: Colt McAlister Calgary 2 (4) Michael Lonewolf (3) Glen Short Asheville (1)
Player Of The Game: Colt McAlister 1B Calgary
2 for 3 3 R 2 3-Run HR 6 RBI

2025 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

CALGARY 5 ASHEVILLE 4
Calgary Wins Series 4-2
WP: Odon Quinto (3-0) LP: Antonio Soto (3-2) SV: Cory Larson (7)
HR: Matt Watson Asheville (3) Carlos Molina Calgary (2)
Player Of The Game: Carlos Molina RF Calgary
2 for 4 1 R 2B 3-Run HR 3 RBI

2025 SLDS
SACRAMENTO (3) 4 ROCHESTER (1) 2
MVP: Scott Brewer SP Sacramento
ASHEVILLE (2) 4 CHICAGO (4) 1
MVP: Antonio Soto SP Asheville

2025 ULCS
CALGARY (2) 4 CLEVELAND (3) 1
MVP: Matthew Brown CF Calgary

2025 SLCS
ASHEVILLE (2) 4 SACRAMENTO (3) 0
MVP: Grady McPherson RF Asheville

2025 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
CALGARY 4 ASHEVILLE 2
MVP: Carlos Molina RF Calgary

2026

CLEVELAND SWEEPS TO 2026 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

Brownies Slugger Bryant Wins Series With Dramatic Walk-Off Three-Run Blast In Bottom Of Ninth Of Game Four

Cleveland slugger Eddie Bryant (above) starts rounding the bases after hitting a dramatic ten-pitch three-run walk-off home run in Game Four of the 2026 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series to win the Brownies the 2026 SIMBL championship.  Cleveland entered the bottom of the ninth inning down 4-2 before rallying off of Giants All-Star closer John Raynor to complete a shocking four-game sweep of the SL Champions.

Cleveland teammates storm the field after teammate Eddie Bryant connected on a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game Four to give the Brownies a four-game sweep of Sacramento earning them their first SIMBL Championship in franchise history.

2026 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Cleveland 9 Sacramento 2
Game Two: Cleveland 6 Sacramento 5
Game Three: Cleveland 9 Sacramento 3
Game Four: Cleveland 5 Sacramento 4

2026 SIMBL CS MVP:
Eddie Bryant
C Cleveland

The Cleveland Brownies of GM Jonathan Fitzgerald kept alive their amazing run through the 2026 SIMBL postseason in dramatic fashion and are 2026 SIMBL Champions.

The Brownies swept the SL Champion Sacramento Giants of GM Jason Gregory in four games to claim the first SIMBL title in franchise history.

And it wasn't without dramatics.

Just as the Giants were looking like they woke up and were getting back into the series drama struck in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game Four at Cleveland's sold-out Dawg Pound Park.

The Giants veteran ace Glenn Murphy, one of the best pitchers in both the SIMBL First File Era and the SIMBL New File Era and the current highest-paid player in the SIMBL at over $32,000,000 a season, was masterful in holding the potent Cleveland offense in check in front of their home crowd.

Murphy went 8.0 brilliant innings allowing only three hits, two earned runs walking one and striking out seven.  Murphy held a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of the ninth before giving way to Giants All-Star closer John Raynor after throwing 120 pitches in which 80 were strikes.

Raynor entered the game needing three outs to trim the Giants series deficit to three games to one. Cleveland had other plans in front of their electrifying sold-out home crowd of 44,623.

Second baseman Cal Roberts, another one of Fitzgerald's pickups this season in a trade with Las Vegas, singled off Raynor to open the inning. Centerfielder Miguel Espinoza, the current SIMBL New File Era career hits leader, then promptly singled off of Raynor moving Roberts to second.

First baseman Dawson James then struck out setting up the walk-off dramatics.

Former 2020 SL MVP Eddie Bryant, fourth all-time in the SIMBL New File Era with 312 home runs and one of only 13 players in SIMBL history to achieve 300 career home runs, then gave an at-bat to remember in SIMBL postseason history.

Facing a 2-2 count with the winning run to the 2026 SIMBL Championship on second base, Bryant then fouled off four consecutive pitches by Raynor before connecting on a ten-pitch at bat for a 377-foot walk-off series-winning blast over the left field fence putting the Cleveland crowd in a frenzy as his teammates rushed the field.

It was the first walk-off home run to win a SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series since San Diego Hall Of Famer Lucas Espitia did it in Game Six of the 2014 SIMBL CS against Calgary.  It was also the first walk-off win to win a SIMBL CS since Calgary shortstop Joaquin Pena singled in the winning run in the eleventh inning of Game Seven of the 2023 SIMBL CS against Las Vegas.

Not to be outdone by Murphy's masterful performance, 2023 SL Hurler Of The Year and another one of the best pitchers in SIMBL history, Cleveland's Anthony Puffer, was tough going 9.0 innings allowing four runs on ten hits with one walk and three strikeouts to earn the series-winning win.

Cleveland joins the 2011 Oregon Pioneers and the 2016 San Diego Warewolves as the only teams to sweep in the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship's previous 23 series.

Congratulations to Jonathan for his first SIMBL championship and to Jason for a great run and to all SIMBL GMs on yet another fun, exciting and successful 22nd SIMBL season.

2026 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

CLEVELAND 9 SACRAMENTO 2
Cleveland Leads Series 1-0
WP: Tim Jones (3-1) LP: Keith Slayton (0-2)
HR: Jack Keith Sacramento (3)
Player Of The Game: Tim Jones SP Cleveland
8.1 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 4 K

2026 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

CLEVELAND 6 SACRAMENTO 5
Cleveland Leads Series 2-0
WP: Jake Jackson (1-0) LP: Kenny Peterson (1-1) SV: Steven Pflueger (5)
HR: Alberto Perez Cleveland (2) Joe Gibbs Sacramento (4) Blake Stanton Sacramento (2)
Player Of The Game: Alberto Perez RF Cleveland
2 for 4 2 R 2 RBI

2026 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

CLEVELAND 9 SACRAMENTO 3
Cleveland Leads Series 3-0
WP: Alejandro Rosadio (3-1) LP: Mario Alfonso (0-2)
HR: Jose Lopez Sacramento (2) Eddie Bryant Cleveland (5)
Player Of The Game: Cal Roberts 2B Cleveland
3 for 5 0 R 2B 4 RBI

2026 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

CLEVELAND 5 SACRAMENTO 4 (EDDIE BRYANT THREE-RUN WALK-OFF HOME RUN TO WIN SERIES)
Cleveland Wins Series 4-0
WP: Anthony Puffer (2-1) LP: John Raynor (0-1)
HR: Eddie Bryant Cleveland (6)
Player Of The Game: Eddie Bryant C Cleveland
2 for 3 1 R 2B HR BB 4 RBI

2026 ULDS
DALLAS (1) 4 NEW YORK (4) 3
MVP: Vince Crocker 1B Dallas
CLEVELAND (3) 4 WESTBURY (2) 3
MVP: Miguel Espinoza CF Cleveland

2026 SLDS
ASHEVILLE (4) 4 CHICAGO (1) 0
MVP: Billy Goodwin 3B Asheville
SACRAMENTO (3) 4 KNOXVILLE (2) 1
MVP: Logan Raynes 3B Sacramento

2026 ULCS
CLEVELAND (3) 4 DALLAS (1) 3
MVP: Eddie Bryant C Cleveland

2026 SLCS
SACRAMENTO (3) 4 ASHEVILLE (4) 3
MVP: Logan Raynes 3B Sacramento

2026 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
CLEVELAND 4 SACRAMENTO 0
MVP: Eddie Bryant C Cleveland

2027

ENFORCERS TAKE 2027 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP IN SIX GAMES OVER HITMEN

New York Wins Tight Title Series In Which Three Games Were One-Run & Two Others Were Two-Run Outcomes

New York teammates mob the field after the last out of their Game Six-clinching of the 2027 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship on the road in Chicago.  The Enforcers became only the fifth wildcard in SIMBL history to win a SIMBL title.  New York won the first SIMBL championship in the franchise's 23-season SIMBL history and also the first for longtime GM Chris Gattuso who took over before the 2010 SIMBL season.  The series was among the tightest in SIMBL CS history as three games were one-run affairs while two others where two-run games.

Enforcers emerging SIMBL superstar Kody Ware (above right) circles the bases after his third home run of the SIMBL CS helped clinch the series in Game Six with a 9-7 win on the road in Chicago over the SL Champion Hitmen.  Ware, a former second round draft pick in the 2023 SIMBL Draft, broke out this season by hitting .293 with 35 HR and 109 RBI and helped lead a potent New York offense to the 2027 SIMBL Championship.  Ware was named the 2027 SIMBL CS MVP by hitting .261 with 3 HR and 5 RBI and a blistering 1.109 OPS.

2027 SIMBL CS:
NEW YORK 4 CHICAGO 2

2027 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: New York 9 Chicago 3
Game Two: New York 2 Chicago 0
Game Three: Chicago 6 New York 5
Game Four: Chicago 3 New York 2
Game Five: New York 4 Chicago 3
Game Six: New York 9 Chicago 7

In a hard-fought 2027 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series between two longtime SIMBL GMs making their first trips to the SIMBL CS, the New York Enforcers of GM Chris Gattuso defeat the Chicago Hitmen of GM John Bowden in six games in the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and are 2027 SIMBL Champions.

Gattuso entered the SIMBL over four years ago on real-life date February 9, 2008 and has manned the Enforcers since the beginning of the 2010 SIMBL season.  It's his first SIMBL title and also the first in franchise history.  Congratulations to Chicago GM John Bowden on another fine season.  The Hitmen have made it to the SIMBL CS twice now and have fallen both times, to Bristol in seven games in 2017 which is considered one of the best title series in league history, and now this season in six games to surging New York.

New York becomes only the fifth wildcard in the SIMBL's 23-season history to win a SIMBL title.  All wins were on the road by the winning team in the series.  Three of the six games were one-game games while two others were two-run affairs in a very tight and hard-fought series that featured elite pitching and timely offense.

New York 24 year-old emerging ace Casey Barker, the former #11 overall pick in the 2024 SIMBL Draft, turned in one of the most outstanding performances in SIMBL postseason history by going 4-0 with a blistering 1.70 ERA in his five playoff starts.

Enforcers 26 year-old leftfielder Kody Ware, who hit .293 with 35 HR and 109 RBI this past season, was red-hot during the postseason and helped guide New York offensively in their formidable offense and was named the 2027 SIMBL CS MVP.  Ware hit .261 with six clutch hits, scored five runs with 3 game-changing home runs, 5 RBI and a scorching 1.109 OPS in the six games.

The 2027 SIMBL LDS and LCS MVPs will be announced shortly in a separate announcement.

The 2027 SIMBL off-season SIM schedule will be announced shortly as the league prepares for upcoming contract extensions, arbitrations, free agency, the 2028 SIMBL Draft and its 24th season of play and history.

Congratulations to all SIMBL GMs on yet another fun, exciting, competitive and successful season whether any and all teams were winning or losing.

2028

ASHEVILLE WINS GAMES 6 & 7 ON THE ROAD TO STUN NEW YORK AND WIN 2028 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

In A Classic Thrilling Series That Will Go Down As One Of The Best In SIMBL History, Smokies Earn First SIMBL Title

Asheville teammates celebrate with the bubbly after coming back from a 3-2 series deficit and winning Games 6 & 7 on the road in continued thrilling fashion to finally earn the Smokies their first SIMBL championship and to deny New York's attempt at being the first team in 20 seasons to repeat as SIMBL kings.  The series featured four two-run contests and two one-run games in what is already being regarded as one of the best, if not the very best, SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in the league's 24-postseason history.

2028 SIMBL CS:
ASHEVILLE 4 NEW YORK 3

2028 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Asheville 2 New York 0
Game Two: New York 3 Asheville 1 (Adam Wilson Walk-Off Home Run)
Game Three: New York 2 Asheville 0
Game Four: Asheville 7 New York 3
Game Five: New York 1 Asheville 0
Game Six: Asheville 6 New York 4
Game Seven: Asheville 3 New York 2

In one of the greatest SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in the SIMBL's 24-postseason existence, the Asheville Smokies, down three games to two and one game from elimination on the road for the last two games, won the last two games in New York to stun GM Chris Gattuso's Enforcers to deny New York of being the first team in 20 seasons to repeat as SIMBL champions and finally gave GM Pete McGowan's Smokies their first SIMBL championship.

The Smokies become only the 6th wildcard to win a SIMBL championship and the second straight with New York's wildcard title last season.  11 wildcards have advanced to the SIMBL CS in the league's 24-season history.

The series featured two one-run and four two-run contests and a lone four-run outcome in Game Four in Asheville.

This series will long be remembered and featured in an upcoming series on the very best classic all-time postseason series in league history.

Congratulations to Pete on his first SIMBL championship since entering the league on real-life date December 31, 2009 during the 2017 SIMBL season.  It's the first SIMBL title in franchise history after they lost to Calgary in six games in the 2025 SIMBL CS.

The league file is set on the 10/28/2028 league date and after the next SIM rollover the 2029 new off-season financials including new free agent money, new extension money and new budgets, etc...will be calculated by the game and announced league-wide as usual.  The national and local television contracts have been negotiated and have been renewed for three more seasons as well.

The 2028 postseason series MVPs will be announced shortly.  Then, the 2028 SIMBL GM Awards, 2028 All-SIMBL Team and 2028 Richard P. DeMarco Gold Glove Defense Awards will be announced as well as the official 2029 SIMBL Draft order and soon thereafter the official 2029 off-season SIM schedule as the league heads towards its 25th Anniversary Season.

2028 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

ASHEVILLE 7 NEW YORK 3
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Troy Sesco (1-0 4.91 ERA) LP: Justin Riley (1-2 4.82 ERA)
HR: New York: Adam Wilson (5)
Player Of The Game: Billy Goodwin 3B Asheville
3 for 5 0 R Three Singles 3 RBI

Again in what has been reflective of every game in this series thus far, the game between the UL and SL champions goes into the bottom of the 8th inning tied 3-3.  Asheville then jumps on former first rounder and New York ace Justin Riley.  Billy Lamb and veteran Cal Roberts singled then Riley came unraveled with a wild pitch to put Lamb at third and Roberts at second.  Riley then got catcher Ray Smith to strike out before walking Glen Short to load the bases in a 3-3 ballgame in the bottom of the 8th in front of a sold-out rocking Asheville home crowd.

Enter one of the Enforcers' bevy of bullpen talent and award winners, former 2025 UL Middle Reliever Of The Year Chad Bryan.  After intentionally walking reigning SL MVP Tommy Eagen, long-time veteran Hugo Latta then quickly singled in Lamb and Roberts to give Asheville a 5-3 lead.  Things just got worse for Bryan as he walked long-time Smokie Omar Romero to force in Short to make it 6-3. The next batter, former first rounder Billy Goodwin, then singled in Latta while the speedy Eagen was thrown out at home for the second out to give the Smokies a 7-3 lead.  

Rod Hart tried to extend the damage as he also singled off of Bryan though the speedy Romero was thrown out at the plate to end the inning but the aggressive base running game plan of Smokies GM Pete McGowan paid off with a four-run inning off of two of the SIMBL's best pitchers.

Another former first rounder, Asheville reliever Troy Sesco, shut down the Enforcers in the last 1.1 innings and earned the win to even the series at 2-2. This season's SIMBL ERA king, Alejandro Rosadio, went 7.2 innings allowing 6 hits, 3 runs walking 3 and striking out 7 to outduel Riley who was uncharacteristically tagged for six runs, five earned on 11 hits in 7.1 innings as the Smokies' offense finally awakened with 14 hits compared to New York's 6 in the game.

New York's red-hot Adam Wilson blasted his fifth home run of the postseason off of Rosadio in the 6 inning but it ultimately proved to insignificant compared to his earlier heroics in the series.

The crucial Game Five, the final game in Asheville is coming up.

2028 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

NEW YORK 1 ASHEVILLE 0
New York Leads Series 3-2
WP: Casey Barker (2-1 4.06 ERA) LP: Ed Turner (1-2 1.29 ERA) SV: Francisco Leon (4)
HR: New York: Adam Wilson (6)
Player Of The Game: Casey Barker SP New York
7.1 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 8 K

In another unbelievable and amazing pitcher's duel in what is becoming one of the best SIMBL CS in league history, New York stole a 1-0 game on the road and held Asheville to three hits to go up in the series 3-2.

New York former first rounder and ace Casey Barker outdueled Asheville's Ed Turner again by dazzling with 7.1 inning of three-hit scoreless ball while fanning 8.  Turner, in a hard-luck loss, hurled 8 innings allowing 4 hits, one run while walking just one and striking out 4.

Asheville killer Adam Wilson did the Smokies in again with the only run and the winning run being his solo blast in the top of the 7th inning.  It was Wilson's third game-winning hit of the series in all of the Enforcers' wins and one of only six hits in the game for New York.

All-Star relievers Clarence Foster and Francisco Leon then came in and held Asheville hitless in the last 1.2 innings to seal the win in front of a stunned sold-out crowd in the last game of the series in Asheville.

The series has now featured 2-0, 3-1, 2-0 and 1-0 thrillers in what already is being considered one of the best SIMBL CS in the league's 24-season history.

Games Six and if possible a Game Seven and a return to New York's Big Apple Stadium where roaring sellout crowds await.

2028 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

ASHEVILLE 6 NEW YORK 4
Series Tied 3-3
WP: Brody McIllmoyle (3-0 2.15 ERA) LP: Dominick McGowan (1-2 4.50 ERA) SV: Dez Jordan (6)
HR: New York: Adam Wilson (7)
Player Of The Game: Pat Hamilton SS New York
2 for 4 1 R Two Singles 2 RBI

Down 3-0 on the road in the top of the sixth and facing eliniation, Asheville erupts for a series-best five-run inning to take a 5-3 lead in a face off between yet another two former first round starting pitcher draft picks.

Former first rounder and last season's SL MVP Tommy Eagen reached on an error with one out to start the sixth inning rally. Eagen stole second base while long-time Smokies shortstop Omar Romero walked. After a Billy Goodwin fly out for the second out, disaster struck for the Enforcers. On a 2-2 count Rod Hart reached on yet another error to score the speedy Eagen and move the equally speedy Romero to third.  Billy Lamb promptly then singled in Romero to make it 3-2.  Dominick McGowan then went south by walking Cal Roberts on four straight pitches to load the bases before walking Ray Smith to force Hart home to suddenly make it a 3-3 game. 

McGowan's night was ended as Glen Short delivered a two-run single on a 3-2 pitch scoring Lamb and Roberts to make a 3-0 New York lead a 5-3 Asheville rally.  New York's Dave O'Quinn, yet another former All-Star in the Enforcers bullpen, then stepped in to kill the rally before a sold-out silenced Enforcers home crowd.

Not to be beat so silently, the Smokies-Killer struck again. New York backstop Adam Wilson struck again to hit his fourth key home run of the series and 7th overall this postseason to close the defending SIMBL champions to a 5-4 deficit.

Asheville apparently decided that they had enough of epic low-scoring thrillers in the series and put it away with a Billy Goodwin sacrifice fly after Tommy Eagen walked and stole second and third base in the top of the eighth to provide some breathing room and a 6-4 lead.

The Smokies All-Star tandem of Troy Sesco and Dez Jordan then slammed the door the rest of the 1.2 innings by holding the Enforcers hitless with Sesco earning his 5th hold and Jordan his 6th save of the 2028 playoffs and sent a sold-out New York crowd that was hoping to celebrate their second consecutive SIMBL championship home disappointed and headed to the winner-take-all Game Seven that many SIMBL pundits expected in this series.

2028 SIMBL CS GAME SEVEN:

ASHEVILLE 3 NEW YORK 2
Asheville Wins Series 4-3
WP: Brian Irving (2-0 3.26 ERA) LP: John Williams 3-1 1.72 ERA) SV: Dez Jordan (7)
HR: New York: Pat Hamilton (2)
Player Of The Game: Brian Irving SP Asheville
7.1 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 4 K

In a fitting end to a series that already provided 2-0, 3-1, 2-0 and 1-0 classics, a 3-2 end cap would be fitting.  

With a 0-0 tie going into the top of the 7th inning in a setting that had become normal for the series, Asheville struck first blood in Game Seven for all the marbles of the 2028 SIMBL season.  Former first round draftee Billy Goodwin was clutch again as he singled off of New York's John Williams who then walked Rod Hart and nailed Billy Lamb with a pitch to quickly and uncomfortably load the bases with none out.  Williams then walked veteran Cal Roberts to force home Billy Goodwin for a 1-0 lead and reloaded the bases.  New York stuck with Williams in another bases loaded-no out jam and the 35 year-old journeyman prevailed by getting Ray Smith to ground out and Glen Short to hit into a rally-ending double play.

In the bottom of the 7th, the Enforcers answered to tie the game in this classic series.  After striking out the ever dangerous Adam Wilson, Asheville's Brian Irving allowed a single to former 2025 UL MVP Artie Bradley.  A Gabriel Hernandez sacrifice bunt moved Bradley to second with two outs of a 1-0 deficit.  Francisco Ruil, a talented player signed off of the midseason free agency market, then singled in Bradley to tie the game at 1-1.  Enforcers' fans clenched their white knuckles as the next batter Jack Skinner singled but Ruil was thrown out trying to advance to third base from first to end the threat.

To start the eighth and pitching solidly, the Enforcers decided to stay with their #5 patchup John Williams who stunningly ended up going 3-1 with a 1.72 ERA in his four 2028 starts in the playoffs.  After Hugo Latta struck out, reigning SL MVP Tommy Eagen, who followed his MVP season this year with a very disappointing encore, doubled off the wall off of Williams. A wild pitch to Omar Romero moved the speedy Eagen to third base in the top of the 8th inning of a 1-1 Game Seven of the 2028 SIMBL CS.  After Romero struck out for the second out of the inning, Billy Goodwin blooped a 2-2 pitch into centerfield scoring Eagen for a 2-1 Smokies lead.  Williams' unraveling wasn't over as he next threw a wild pitch to Rod Hart advancing Goodwin to second base.  On the next pitch, Hart drove in Goodwin with a single to make it 3-1 ballgame.

All-Star reliever Clarence Foster then came in for New York to stop the bleeding but adding a scare by walking Billy Lamb and Cal Roberts back-to-back to load the bases before getting Ray Smith to fly out to end the rally and put the defending SIMBL champions down 3-1 going into the bottom of the 8th inning.

Not to go down easily or ever put anything past anybody in this series, New York's former first round pick Pat Hamilton blasted a one-out solo homer off of All-Star reliever Troy Sesco to make it 3-2 in the bottom of the 8th inning.  Sesco then walked the next batter Adam Bane before being replaced by reigning SL Middle Reliever Of The Year Lawrence Jordan who slammed the door by striking out Kody Ware swinging and the ever-dangerous Adam Wilson looking with a sold-out Big Apple Stadium on their feet and rocking the Enforcers' home field.

In the top of the ninth New York All-Star reliever Clarence Foster retired the Smokies in order to bring up the Enforcers one last ninth inning to stand to and try to become the first team in 20 seasons to defend their SIMBL title.

After a couple of games where the usually untouchable Dez Jordan was touched slightly in close games by New York, Asheville's former #7 overall pick in the 2019 amateur SIMBL Draft, five-time All-Star, two-time SL Fireman Of The Year and one-time SL Middle Reliever Of The Year (all by his current age of just 27 years-old) wasn't going to be denied this time. Jordan, known to his teammates as "Sugar Bear", preserved a fragile 3-2 lead by striking out Artie Bradley and Bill Wells and getting Gabriel Hernandez to ground out to give Asheville and their long-time GM Pete McGowan the first SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship in franchise history after previously losing to Calgary in 2025 and despite being on a run in which they have made it to at least the SLCS the past four seasons.

2029

HAWAII WINS 2029 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP IN A CLASSIC FULL SEVEN-GAME SERIES AGAINST OREGON

Pioneers Let A 3-2 Series Lead Slip Away As Pineapples Finally Win First SIMBL Title In Franchise History After Three Previous Trips To SIMBL CS

Both Oregon GM Tim Imasa and Hawaii GM Troy Vogel rolled the dice by starting their #1 starting pitchers on 81% rest for the deciding Game Seven of the 2029 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship.  The Pioneers threw youngster ace Francisco "El Fuego" Martinez while the Pineapples threw 35 year-old veteran Trevor Brooks (above) who was acquired in the off-season in a trade with Seattle.  After going 7-17 with a 5.36 ERA last season for the Seawolves, Brooks put together an 18-8 3.81 ERA season this season and was superb in 7.2 innings throwing scoreless ball allowing only 4 hits in the championship-deciding Game Seven of the 2029 SIMBL CS.

Oregon's upcoming SIMBL superstar Bobby Papesh (left) is comforted by shortstop Jason Hamilton (right) after the Pioneers let a 3-2 series lead leave their hands and lost Games Six and Seven on the road in the 2029 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  Oregon will be the team to beat again in the Union League next season featuring an impressive several young core, which includes Papesh and Hamilton, that GM Tim Imasa will  build off of.  The Pioneers advanced to their first SIMBL CS since the 2020 season and the third in the charter franchise's 25-season history.

Hawaii's Deryk Ryles (above) smells victory rounding the bases after smashing a home run in 2029 SIMBL CS Game Seven.  The former #1 overall pick of the 2025 SIMBL Draft is a SL MVP candidate for this season and continued his onslaught in the Pineapples' run to their first SIMBL title hitting 7 home runs and driving in 17 runs while batting .276 in 21 postseason games.

2029 SIMBL CS:
HAWAII 4 OREGON 3

2029 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Hawaii 4 Oregon 3
Game Two: Hawaii 7 Oregon 4 (10 Innings)
Game Three: Oregon 4 Hawaii 2
Game Four: Oregon 4 Hawaii 3
Game Five: Oregon 6 Hawaii 3
Game Six: Hawaii 6 Oregon 2
Game Seven: Hawaii 6 Oregon 0

Down to two games to one to the SL champion Hawaii Pineapples of GM Troy Vogel the UL champion Oregon Pioneers of GM Tim Imasa bounced back to go up three games to two and were one win away from the second SIMBL championship in franchise history and their first since the 2011 season.  After winning three straight games and going on the road against a 108-win team of assembled high-priced star veterans proved formidable and the Pioneers lost Games Six and Seven in Honolulu and the Hawaii Pineapples are the 2029 SIMBL champions.  Hawaii wins the first SIMBL title in franchise history after making it to the SIMBL CS in 2009, 2012 and 2016 led by SIMBL charter GM and franchise founder David Bliley but lost to their nemesis the San Diego Warewolves each time which featured epic and classic duels between SIMBL Hall Of Fame pitchers and the two top winning pitchers in SIMBL history in San Diego's Bobby Grimes and Los Angeles' James Sousa.

The two league champions GMs decided to roll the dice and go with their #1 aces of their staff for Game Seven though both Oregon's Francisco Martinez and Hawaii's Trevor Brooks were declared rested but at only 81%.  The chance paid off for Hawaii as the left-handed veteran Brooks threw 7.2 innings allowing only 4 hits, no runs, no walks while striking out seven. The 27 year-old Martinez, the former #4 overall pick in the 2024 SIMBL Draft, pitched well but was eventually banged up by Hawaii's top-rated offense getting home runs from sluggers Deryk Ryles, Carlos Molina and Gran Moulder, each who had over 35 homers each this season in a powerhouse Pineapples offense which set a SIMBL team single-season record of 244 home runs and produced one of the top team run totals in the SIMBL's 25 seasons of history with 889 and also had another historic mark of hitting a whopping .273 as a team, the highest in the 11-season old SIMBL New File Era.

Hawaii's march to the 2029 ring included grueling comeback seven-game series wins against GM Andy Hutchinson's Knoxville Lumberkings in the SLDS and also against GM Tim Melican's Tampa Bay Silverbacks in the SLCS.  The Pineapples join history as one of the very few teams to go the full seven games each series, 21 in all, en route to earning their SIMBL championship.

Not to be overshadowed by their powerhouse offense, Hawaii's rotation of Trevor Brooks (3-2 2.82), Fernando Martinez (3-2 4.57 ERA), Carlos Serrano (1-1 2.38 ERA) did their part as well as SL Fireman Of The Year favorite Todd Newell who came off the disabled list and went 2-0 with two huge comeback wins in Games One and Two of the SIMBL CS and with 3 important saves while not allowing a run in 4.1 innings pitched in five important games.

Propelling the Pineapples to their first title throughout the postseason were SL MVP candidate and former #1 pick of the 2025 SIMBL Draft Deryk Ryles (.276 AVG 7 HR 17 RBI), veteran stars Zachery Dye (.303 AVG 3 HR 13 RBI), Carlos Molina (.263 AVG 5 HR 14 RBI), Kendrick Templeton (.309 AVG 6 HR 13 RBI), Gran Moulder (.301 AVG 5 HR 16 RBI) and a surprising postseason output by Robert Stuart (.339 AVG 3 HR 10 RBI).

The SIMBL CS and all postseason MVPs will be announced shortly in a separate league announcement.

Congratulations to Troy on his first SIMBL championship and to Tim for an an amazing run and to all SIMBL GMs on another great, fun and competitive season, winning or losing, rebuilding or competing.  The 2029 off-season finances have been revealed and will be announced in Westbury Cannons GM and SIMBL Financial Commissioner Bill Atteberry's annual report via post and email.  Then, the official 2030 off-season SIM schedule will be announced and the off-season will begin as the SIMBL heads towards its 26th season of history.

2029 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

OREGON 4 HAWAII 3
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Francisco Martinez (3-1 2.91 ERA) LP: Carlos Serrano (1-1 2.38 ERA) HLD: Carlton Brock (1) SV: Richard Beatty (5)
HR: Oregon: Kirk Franklin (2) Hawaii: Gran Moulder (4) 
Player Of The Game: Gran Moulder SS Hawaii
2 for 4 1 R 3-Run HR 3 RBI

2029 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

OREGON 6 HAWAII 3
Oregon Leads Series 3-2
WP: Roman Lucero (1-0 1.32 ERA) LP: Calvin Burgess (0-2 8.10 ERA) HLD: Brian Gibson (2) Carlton Brock (2) SV: Bruno Guy (1)
HR: Oregon: Ty Brown (4) Jason Hamilton (5)
Player Of The Game: Ty Brown RF Oregon
1 for 4 1 R 3-Run HR 3 RBI

2029 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

HAWAII 6 OREGON 2
Series Tied 3-3
WP: Fernando Martinez (3-2 4.57 ERA) LP: J.R. Burris (2-3 7.89 ERA) HLD: Giambattista Festa (1) SV: Dontrelle Jackson (3)
HR: Hawaii: Carlos Molina (4) Kendrick Templeton (6) Deryk Ryles (6)
Player Of The Game: Fernando Martinez SP Hawaii
7.1 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 6 K

2029 SIMBL CS GAME SEVEN:

HAWAII 6 OREGON 0
Hawaii Wins Series 4-3
WP: Trevor Brooks (3-2 2.82 ERA) LP: Francisco Martinez (3-2 3.35 ERA) 
HR: Hawaii: Carlos Molina (5) Deryk Ryles (7) Gran Moulder (5)
Player Of The Game: Trevor Brooks SP Hawaii
7.2 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 7 K

2030

BATTALION DENY PINEAPPLES REPEAT, WIN 2030 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

Whitby Gets Clutch Veteran Pitching In Holding The Big Hawaii Bats To Two Or Less Runs In Three Battalion WIns In The Series; First SIMBL TItle In Whitby Franchise History

Whitby teammates celebrate with the SIMBL Coveted Cup after upsetting the defending SIMBL champion Hawaii Pineapples and winning the 2030 SIMBL championship in six games.  It's the first SIMBL title for the franchise and first for long-time team and SIMBL GM John Callahan.

Whitby's reigning UL Hurler Of The Year Warren Lane (above) celebrates with two bottles of the bubbly (one for each of his 2030 SIMBL CS wins) the 2030 SIMBL championship on the road to a sparse crowd left in Hawaii's E Komo Mai Field.  The 31 year-old Lane signed a 7-year $121,500,000 deal with the Battalion as a Supplemental Free agent during the 2028 off-season.  Lane was magical in the Battalion's run to this season's SIMBL ring by going 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA and 0.80 WHIP in his five postseason starts.  Lane allowed only nine runs in his five 2030 postseason starts and won Game One and Game Five in the series.

2030 SIMBL CS:
WHITBY 4 HAWAII 2

2030 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Whitby 6 Hawaii 0
Game Two: Whitby 8 Hawaii 5
Game Three: Hawaii 4 Whitby 2 (10 Innings)
Game Four: Hawaii 5 Whitby 2
Game Five: Whitby 6 Hawaii 2
Game Six: Whitby 8 Hawaii 1

Another season is in the books and congratulations to Whitby GM John Callahan whose Battalion defeated the defending SIMBL champion Hawaii Pineapples of GM Troy Vogel in six games to win the 2030 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and are the 2030 SIMBL champions.

Whitby surprisingly took the first two games of the series on the road to go up 2-0 but Hawaii came back to tie the series at 2-2.  The Battalion then used clutch pitching performances by reigning UL Hurler Of The Year Warren Lane in Game Five and 40 year-old veteran and former three-time Hurler Of The Year Vinny Corleone in Game Six to pull of the upset and clinch the title on the road in front of Hawaii's faithful home crowd. 

The streak continues as no team has successfully defended their SIMBL championship in 23 seasons since the 2007 San Diego Warewolves who won a three-peat from 2005 to 2007.

The 2030 SIMBL postseason MVPs will be announced shortly.  The 2031 off-season finances have been revealed ingame as done annually the day after the end of the SIMBL CS.  The 2030 SIMBL GM Awards ballots are still needed from several SIMBL GMs and are due Tuesday June 17, 2014.

The SIMBL will convert to OOTP 15 once the January 1, 2031 date comes in the off-season.  The upcoming 2031 off-season SIM schedule will also be announced league-wide shortly.  The official 2031 SIMBL Draft order will also be announced as well leading up to arbitrations and the official declaration date of free agents and the start of free agency.

Congratulations to John and to all SIMBL GMs on yet another successful, fun and competitive 26th season of play.

2030 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

WHITBY 6 HAWAII 0
Whitby Leads Series 1-0
WP: Warren Lane (3-0 1.87 ERA) LP: Ricardo Camacho (2-1 2.48 ERA)
HR: Whitby: Toby Gibson 2 (2) Leo Kelley (1)
Player Of The Game: Warren Lane SP Whitby
9.0 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

2030 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

WHITBY 8 HAWAII 5
Whitby Leads Series 2-0
WP: Vinny Corleone (2-0 4.29 ERA) LP: Gustavo Estrada (2-1 5.27 ERA) SV: Luis Castro (5)
HR: Hawaii: Carlos Molina (2) Whitby: Leo Kelley (2)
Player Of The Game: Scott Porter 2B Whitby
4 for 5 2 R 2 2B BB 3 RBI SB

2030 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

HAWAII 4 WHITBY 2 (10 INNINGS)
Whitby Leads Series 2-1
WP: Todd Newell (1-0 4.50 ERA (BS)) LP: Luis Castro (1-1 2.45 ERA)
HR: Hawaii: Robert Stuart (4)
Player Of The Game: Keith Patterson SP Whitby
8.0 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 7 K

2030 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

HAWAII 5 WHITBY 2 (CARLOS MOLINA TWO-RUN SINGLE IN TOP OF 8TH INNING BREAKS 2-2 TIE)
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Ricardo Camacho (3-1 2.43 ERA) LP: Nelson Hawke (1-2 3.80 ERA) SV: Todd Newell (4)
HR: Hawaii: Gran Moulder (3)
Player Of The Game: Ricardo Camacho SP Hawaii
8.0 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 3 K

2030 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

WHITBY 6 HAWAII 2
Whitby Leads Series 3-2
WP: Warren Lane (4-0 1.96 ERA) LP: Fernando Martinez (2-2 3.57 ERA) SV: Marvin Cameron (1)
HR: Whitby: Lawrence Moore (4) Hawaii: Gran Moulder (4)
Player Of The Game: Warren Lane SP Whitby
7.2 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 7 K

2030 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

WHITBY 8 HAWAII 1
Whitby Wins Series 4-2
WP: Vinny Corleone (3-0 3.38 ERA) LP: Gustavo Estrada (2-2 5.40 ERA)  
HR: Whitby: Scott Porter (2) Leo Kelley (3) Hawaii: Gran Moulder (5)
Player Of The Game: Scott Porter 2B Whitby
3 for 6 1 R 3-Run HR 3 RBI

2031

LAS VEGAS SWEEPS WAY TO 2031 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

In One Of The Most Dominating Team Pitching Performances In SIMBL CS History, Hustlers Hold Texans To Nine Runs In Four Games, Two Runs In Final Three Games

Sin City is alive and well and unleashing the fireworks over the city after their beloved Hustlers stunned Dallas with a four-game sweep winning the franchise their third title and first SIMBL championship in 16 seasons.

13-year veteran and future SIMBL Hall Of Fame slugger Carlos Molina (above center) is in the center of the celebration in the Las Vegas locker room after the Hustlers clinched the 2031 SIMBL championship with an unexpected four-game sweep against Dallas.  The key off-season additions by GM Carl Hannah of the still-producing long-toothed veterans like Molina and SP Michael Gambino may have put the Hustlers over the top and helped them in a huge way to their first team title in 16 seasons.

2031 SIMBL CS:
LAS VEGAS 4 DALLAS 0

2031 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Las Vegas 8 Dallas 7
Game Two: Las Vegas 5 Dallas 1
Game Three: Las Vegas 2 Dallas 0
Game Four: Las Vegas 14 Dallas 1

Las Vegas smashes Dallas on the road in Game Four 14-1 for the first sweep in the SIMBL CS in five seasons (Cleveland over Sacramento 2026) and only the fourth sweep in SIMBL CS history (San Diego over Oregon 2016 and Oregon over Calgary 2011).  Las Vegas held Dallas to nine runs in four games and two runs in the final three games. The Hustlers become the seventh wildcard team in 27 seasons to win it all.   The Las Vegas pitching performance was one of the most dominating in SIMBL CS history.

Congratulations to Hustlers GM Carl Hannah on his first well-earned and well-deserved SIMBL championship that he has waited patiently for since joining the league for the 2016 season.  It's the third SIMBL title in the franchise's history joining their 2013 and 2015 titles.  Since their last 2015 championship, Hannah has led them to the postseason six times with only an appearance in the 2023 SIMBL CS where they lost an eleventh-inning Game Seven heartbreaker.  Now that run of patience and hard-luck has finally ended.

Congratulations to Dallas Texans GM Robert Don on his second-place showing.  His scrappy teams always are tough and his wildcard team again made it to the SIMBL CS for the fourth time in the past eleven seasons and made the postseason for the 9th time in the past 11 seasons winning the wildcard eight of those seasons and making it to the SIMBL CS their four times as a wildcard frustratingly losing each time.

The 2031 SIMBL GM Awards polls will close and the winners will be announced followed by the 2031 SIMBL postseason MVPs announced and the 2032 SIMBL Draft order formally announced and finally the 2032 SIMBL off-season SIM schedule officially announced.

Congratulations to every SIMBL GM on another fun and competitive season as we head towards Season 28.

2031 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

LAS VEGAS 8 DALLAS 7
Las Vegas Leads Series 1-0
WP: Odin Dunbar (1-1 13.50 ERA) LP: Marvin Baldwin (1-1 4.15 ERA) SV: Cedric Issacson (7)
HR: Las Vegas: Alejandro Galindo (2)
Player Of The Game: Vince Crocker 2 for 4 2-Run 2B BB 2 RBI

Las Vegas comes back from a 5-0 first inning deficit with a run in the bottom of the first and four runs in the bottom of the third to make it a brand new game very quickly.  Dallas scores two runs in the top of the fifth to jump up 7-5 but the Texans' bullpen falters as the Hustlers score single runs in the 5th, 7th and 8th innings with Alejandro's single off of Marvin Baldwin driving in Dave Kreal the winning run.  2028 SL Fireman Of The Year and seven-time All-Star Cedric Issacson closed the door 1-2-3 in the ninth for his 7th save of the postseason to give the Hustlers a 1-0 series lead.

2031 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

LAS VEGAS 5 DALLAS 1
Las Vegas Leads Series 2-0
WP: Alan Alexander Anderson (4-1 2.51 ERA) LP: James Rudolph (0-2 4.32 ERA) SV: Cedric Issacson (8)
HR: Las Vegas: Alejandro Galindo (3)
Player Of The Game: Alan Alexander Anderson SP Las Vegas
8.0 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 4 K

2031 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

LAS VEGAS 2 DALLAS 0
Las Vegas Leads Series 3-0
WP: Riley Charboneau (3-1 2.27 ERA) LP: Mitch Evans (3-1 1.42 ERA)  
HR: Las Vegas: Carl Chaulk (4)
Player Of The Game: Riley Charboneau SP Las Vegas
9.0 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 2 K

2031 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

LAS VEGAS 14 DALLAS 1
Las Vegas Wins Series 4-0
WP: Michael Gambino (3-1 5.40 ERA) LP: Raynald Charron (2-2 5.88 ERA)
HR: Las Vegas: Carl Chaulk (5) Carlos Molina (1)
Player Of The Game: Dave Kreal CF Las Vegas
4 for 5 2 R 2B SB 2 RBI

2032

CLIPPERS SHUT DOWN PINEAPPLES OFFENSE, WIN 2032 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

Hawaii Held To 12 Runs In Five Games As Calgary Wins Fourth SIMBL Title In Franchise History; Clippers SP Jason Chapman Dominates In Two Wins

Calgary Clippers teammates storm the field at E Komo Field in Honolulu after winning Game Five and clinching the 2032 SIMBL championship.  The Clippers won their fourth league title and first since 2025 by surprisingly holding the potent Hawaii offense to two runs in three of the games and 12 runs total in five games.  Clippers SP Jason Chapman was masterful in two games earning two wins by going 17 innings allowing only 3 runs on 12 hits while striking out 19.

Calgary's Jason Chapman (above) smells blood pitching in the 9th inning of Game Five of the 2032 SIMBL CS against Hawaii.  The 30 year-old former 2022 third round draft pick was dominating in his two SIMBL CS starts going 17 innings allowing 12 hits and three runs while striking out 19. Chapman tied a SIMBL CS record with a 13-strikeout game in Game One.  Chapman was masterful in the Clippers run to the 2032 SIMBL title by going 3-0 with a 2.40 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in his six postseason starts.

2032 SIMBL CS:
CALGARY 4 HAWAII 1

2032 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Calgary 3 Hawaii 1
Game Two: Calgary 7 Hawaii 2
Game Three: Hawaii 3 Calgary 2 (10th Inning Walk-Off Error)
Game Four: Calgary 7 Hawaii 4
Game Five: Calgary 6 Hawaii 2

In a championship series which featured two of the top scoring offenses in the SIMBL and two very evenly-matched teams pitching wins this year.

The Calgary Clippers of GM Christian DeMarco kept up their stellar pitching from the series first three games and showed that it wasn't a fluke in shutting down the big bats of Hawaii GM Troy Vogel's Pineapples winning the 2032 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship in five games.  An attempt to run a live SIM with managerial decisions was deferred by Troy as we try to do at title time traditionally and the final SIM was simply auto run as usual.

The Clippers win their fourth SIMBL championship in the charter franchise's 28-season history improving their still dreadful postseason success to 4 championships in 23 postseason apperances.  It's the first Calgary championship in seven seasons and joins their other rings in 2018, 2023 and 2025. Calgary is now 4-3 in SIMBL CS trips.

Calgary held the potent Hawaii offense to two runs or less in three of the five games and to 12 total in the five game series.

It's the second loss in the past three seasons in the SIMBL CS for Troy and his Pineapples club after winning the 2028 SIMBL championship.

Congratulations to all on another successful, fun and competitive SIMBL season, our 28th together.  Our 29th season is now forthcoming.

2032 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

CALGARY 3 HAWAII 1
Calgary Leads Series 1-0
WP: Jason Chapman (2-0 2.51 ERA) LP: Mark Campbell (2-1 1.14 ERA) SV: John Coburn (4)
HR: Calgary: Kerry Page (4) Hawaii: Gran Moulder (6)
Player Of The Game: Jason Chapman 8.0 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 13 K

Calgary goes up 1-0 in the bottom of the third on a Tad Jackson single scoring rookie Shawn Jeffries.  The Clippers make it 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run shot by catcher Kerry Page off of Hawaii's Mark Campbell.  The Pineapples Gran Moulder hits a solo shot off of Jason Chapman in the top of the seventh but that's all that they can muster off of Chapman who tied a SIMBL CS record with 13 K and was masterful.

2032 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

CALGARY 7 HAWAII 2
Calgary Leads Series 2-0
WP: Mohammed Alvarez (1-1 4.42 ERA) LP: Fernando Martinez (2-2 5.79 ERA)
HR: Calgary: Kerry Page (6)
Player Of The Game: Kerry Page C Calgary
2 for 2 2 R Two 3-Run HR BB 6 RBI

Down 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning, Calgary catcher Kerry Page, playing due to regular catcher Randall Mays' injury that put him out of the playoffs during the last week of the regular season, hits a three-run blast off of Hawaii's Fernando Martinez to give the Clippers a 3-2 rebound lead.  Page strikes again in the bottom of the fourth inning with a same three-run shot off of Martinez to give him 6 RBI in two innings and a 6-2 Clippers lead.  Mohammed Alvarez scatters five hits in another dominating Clippers pitching performance the rest of the way as Calgary goes up 2-0 on Hawaii in the 2032 SIMBL CS.

2032 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

HAWAII 3 CALGARY 2 (10 INNINGS WALK OFF ERROR ON CALGARY 1B HUE HENDERSON SCORES HAWAII'S ROBERT STUART)
Calgary Leads Series 2-1
WP: Patrick Thomas (2-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Bob Detty (3-2 1.20 ERA)
HR: Calgary: Hue Henderson (2)
Player Of The Game: Rafael Morales SP Calgary
7.0 3 H 2 R 2 ER 4 BB 4 K

Hawaii prevails in their third game of scoring three runs or less in a wild ten-inning affair in E Komo Field in Honolulu. Hawaii went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first on a walk to speedster T.J. Rose who led the SIMBL this past season in stolen bases.  Rose promptly stole second and third base and scored on a Deryk Ryles sacrifice fly to make it 1-0. Calgary quickly responded the next inning when Hue Henderson, who later would be the game goat, doubled off the wall off of the Pineapples young ace Ricardo Camacho.  After a walk to Calgary SS Antonio Oliva, Clippers 3B Ramiro Sanchez singled to load the bases.  Rookie Shawn Jeffries then scored Henderson on a long sacrifice fly to tie it 1-1 before Camacho got Kerry Page to ground out to end the inning.

The Clippers took the lead on a solo home run by Henderson off of Camacho then poised for more damage as Justin Sandy was hit by a pitch.  One batter later, Sanchez doubled again but in a vastly important play Sandy was gunned out at the plate by Kendrick Templeton as Camacho got out of the inning with the Clippers up 2-1.

In a series of two very evenly matched teams, the Pineapples stormed back to tie it in the bottom of the sixth when Rafael Morales, who pitched a gem, walked Robert Stuart. A rare balk on Morales while pitching to Deryk Ryles moved Stuart to second base. On a 3-2 pitch Ryles then drove a crisp single to left field scoring Stuart to tie it at 2-2.  Roger Marcum singled to put two runners on before Morales got Gran Moulder to ground into a fielders choice to end the threat.

Camacho got out of a jam in the top of the eighth inning as the Clippers put two runners on before he got Sanchez to ground out to end the threat.

The game went into extra innings and Hawaii looked at a 3-0 series deficit as Calgary's Colt McAlister doubled off of closer Todd Newell and was moved to third base on a Justin Sandy single. But the former 2029 and 2030 SL Fireman Of The Year Award winner showed his credentials by striking out the dangerous Henderson and Oliva to end the danger.

In the bottom of the 11th Hawaii's Robert Stuart and Ryles singled off of Calgary five-time UL Middle Reliever Of The Year Bob Detty to put runners on first and second. Clippers former 2029 first round pick Russell Kirk came in and got 40 HR/40 SB Roger Marcum to ground out into a double-play but moved Stuart to third.

With two outs, Gran Moulder grounded the apparent third out of the inning and to end the threat to Henderson who muffed the ball which allowed Stuart to score on a walk-off error in a classic SIMBL CS contest to narrow Hawaii's series deficit to 2-1 in improbable fashion.

2032 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

CALGARY 7 HAWAII 4
Calgary Leads Series 3-1
WP: Hayden James (2-1 3.13 ERA) LP: Gustavo Estrada (1-3 4.45 ERA) HLD: Bob Detty (2) Domingo Francisco (1) SV: John Coburn (5)
HR: Calgary: Kerry Page (7) Hue Henderson (3) Hawaii: Robert Stuart (2)
Player Of The Game: Hue Henderson 1B Calgary
1 for 2 1 R HR 5 RBI

Hawaii takes a 4-1 first inning lead on a two-run homer by Robert Stuart off of Calgary's Hayden James. A Roger Marcum triple was followed by a Deryk Ryles single to a make it 3-1 and then Gran Moulder singled home Ryles to make it 4-1.  

James, the former #3 overall pick of the 2024 SIMBL Draft and 2028 UL Hurler Of The Year, then settled down as Calgary started a comeback in the top of the third inning tacking on two runs on a Kerry Page double and Carlos Rosa single to put two runners on quickly.  The Pineapples' Gustavo Estrada then walked SIMBL career bases on balls leader Colt McAlister to load the bases.  Estrada walked home a run to Hue Henderson to make it 4-2.  Justin Sandy scored Rosa on a fielders choice before Estrada got Antonio Oliva to ground out to leave two runners stranded and a 4-3 lead.

In the top of the fourth, the Clippers tied it 4-4 on backup catcher Kerry Page's 7th home run of the postseason.

In the top of the fifth, McAlister tripled off of Estrada and scored on a Henderson ground out to move the Clippers up 5-4 and a lead they would not relinquish.

Henderson added a two-run home run in the top of the eight to chase Estrada out of the game and go up 7-4.  James went 7.0 innings allowing 8 hits and four runs before yielding to the vaunted Clippers bullpen as Bob Detty and Domingo Francisco didn't allow a runner on base as John Coburn earned his fifth save of the playoffs to give the Clippers a commanding 3-1 series lead with Game Five in Honolulu again.

2032 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

CALGARY 6 HAWAII 2
Calgary Wins Series 4-1
WP: Jason Chapman (3-0) LP: Mark Campbell (2-2)
HR: Calgary: Ramiro Sanchez (4) Hawaii: Angel Orozco (3)
Player Of The Game: Jason Chapman SP Calgary
9.0 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 6 K

Calgary clinches the 2032 SIMBL championship by holding one of the SIMBL's highest-scoring offenses to two runs or less for the third time in five games as Jason Chapman earns his second win of the series.  Chapman threw 17 innings and only allowed 12 hits and three runs in his two wins while striking out 19.

Calgary jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a leadoff walk to Carlos Rosa whole stole second base and promptly scored on Tad Jackson's single.

The Clippers went up 4-0 in the top of the fourth as Antonio Oliva doubled in Justin Sandy who walked previously.  Ramiro Sanchez singled in Sandy for a 3-0 Calgary lead.  Rookie Shawn Jeffries grounded into a fielders choice but was singled home by Kerry Page to make it 4-0 off of Pineapples ace Mark Campbell.

The Clippers smelled blood and added on another run an inning later in the top of the fifth when Tad Jackson singled and was moved second on a Colt McAlister walk. Hue Henderson moved Jackson to third on a sacrifice fly and then Jackson scored on a Justin Sandy fielders choice to make it 5-0.

Ramiro Sanchez's solo home run off of Fred Winson in the top of the sixth made it 6-0.  

Hawaii scored a run each in the eighth and ninth on an Angel Orozco solo home run as Chapman was masterful again and went the distance for a complete-game series-clinching win.

2033

SAN DIEGO RETURNS TO GLORY, WINS 11TH SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

'Wolves Young Aces Hold Brownies To Six Runs In Their Four Wins To Win First SIMBL Title In Nine Seasons

The recently redesigned SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship trophy is displayed prior to Game Six of the 2033 SIMBL CS in San Diego.

San Diego teammates line up the champagne and celebrate their 2033 SIMBL Championship after taking out the Cleveland Brownies in six games.  It's a return to glory for the franchise with the most titles in SIMBL history.  The SIMBL Coveted Cup goes to San Diego for the 11th time in 29 seasons and ends a nine-season championship drought.

Veteran and future SIMBL Hall Of Famer Julian Winfield (above right) begins the celebration in winning his second SIMBL championship with the Warewolves in two stints.  Last season's SL MVP, when he hit .304 with 61 HR and 137 RBI and becoming only the third player in SIMBL history to post a 60 HR season, was traded by Las Vegas to San Diego in 2024 and helped lead the 'Wolves to their previous last championship that season before he was shipped back to Rochester.  San Diego GM Don Krause took a chance and absorbed Winfield's huge contract and traded for him from Tampa Bay last off-season and Winfield posted another solid .280 season with 27 HR and 114 RBI to help San Diego win their second championship with him and first in 9 seasons.

2033 SIMBL CS:
SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVELAND 2

2033 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: San Diego 5 Cleveland 2
Game Two: San Diego 4 Cleveland 0
Game Three: Cleveland 7 San Diego 1
Game Four: San Diego 4 Cleveland 2
Game Five: Cleveland 5 San Diego 1
Game Six: San Diego 4 Cleveland 2

The new 2033 SIMBL champions are crowned.

The San Diego Warewolves of GM Don Krause defeated the Cleveland Brownies of GM Jonathan Fitzgerald in the 2033 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and the cup goes back to San Diego for a SIMBL-record 11th time in SIMBL history and for the first time in 9 seasons as the 'Wolves won the series in six games behind the brilliant performances of young aces and former first round draft picks Kelly Hoskinson and Michael Martin who looked poised to keep the 'Wolves dominant now for seasons to come.

Don brings San Diego back to glory as the most successful franchise in SIMBL history in just four seasons after joining the SIMBL for the 2029 season.  He took a team that was out of the playoffs for six seasons and led them to their first postseason berth in 2031 in earning 2031 SIMBL GM Of The Year honors.  The 'Wolves suffered their first losing seasons in franchise history going 59-103 in 2026, 69-93 in 2027, 66-96 in 2028, 71-91 in 2029 and 73-89 in 2030 before Krause's turnaround began.  The 'Wolves had their first winning season again in 2031 with an 88-74 SL West title and went 99-63 in 2032 before going 108-54 this season.  

San Diego won a SIMBL-record 15 straight SL West divisional titles and 7 SIMBL championships from 2005-2018 in the SIMBL First File Era under the leadership of team founder and former long-time GM Paul Ware.  They have since now won four championships since the SIMBL New File Era started in 2019 those titles coming in 2019, 2021, 2024 and now 2032.

Jonathan rode an incredible run in which his 85-77 UL West champion Brownies became the first team in the 29-season of the SIMBL to ever comeback from a 3-0 postseason series hole against the heavily-favored Calgary Clippers.  After shocking the Clippers, Cleveland did the same by coming back from a 2-1 series deficit in the ULCS to win three straight and equally stun the Dallas Texans.

Congratulations to Don and Jonathan on great seasons and to all SIMBL GMs on another successful, fun and competitive 29th season of play and history together.

The 2033 SIMBL postseason MVPs will be shortly announced.  Then the 2033 SIMBL GM Awards will be announced and the official 2034 off-season SIM schedule will be announced as well as continuing work on setting up the SIMBL's football brother league and it's website with progress announcements coming shortly as well. Contract extension time is running out soon.

2033 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

SAN DIEGO 5 CLEVELAND 2
San Diego Leads Series 1-0
WP: Kelly Hoskinson (4-0 1.44 ERA) LP: Tim Jones (2-2 3.89 ERA) SV: Chad Bryan (1)
HR: San Diego: Dante Dawson 2 (3)
Player Of The Game: Dante Dawson 2B Cleveland
2 for 4 2 R 2-Run HR Solo HR 4 RBI

2033 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVELAND 0
San Diego Leads Series 2-0
WP: Michael Martin (3-1 3.49 ERA) LP: Brody McIllmoyle (2-2 3.99 ERA)
HR: San Diego: Dante Dawson (4) Scott Morgan (2)
Player Of The Game: Michael Martin SP San Diego
9.0 IP 6 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K

2033 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

CLEVELAND 7 SAN DIEGO 1
San Diego Leads Series 2-1
WP: Billy Russell (2-1 3.94 ERA) LP: Sean O'Neal (1-1 4.07 ERA)
HR: Cleveland: Allen Tate (4) Cody Taylor (3)
Player Of The Game: Billy Russell SP Cleveland
9.0 IP 9 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 4 K

2033 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVELAND 2
San Diego Leads Series 3-1
WP: Kelly Hoskinson (5-0 1.37 ERA) LP: Tim Jones (2-3 4.12 ERA) SV: Cedric Issacson (3)
HR: Cleveland: Sancho Garcia (1)
Player Of The Game: Kelly Hoskinson SP San Diego
8.0 IP 9 H 2 R 1 ER 2 BB 2 K

2033 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

CLEVELAND 5 SAN DIEGO 1
San Diego Leads Series 3-2
WP: Samuel Landry (3-0 1.74 ERA) LP: Tory Nash (0-1 4.50 ERA)
HR: Cleveland: Cody Taylor (4)
Player Of The Game: Samuel Landry SP Cleveland
8.0 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 11 K

2033 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVELAND 2
San Diego Wins Series 4-2
WP: Michael Martin (4-1 3.22 ERA) LP: Brody McIllmoyle (2-3 3.86 ERA) SV: Cedric Issacson (3)
HR: San Diego: Jonathan Lizotte (2) Adam Wilson (2) Cleveland: Cody Taylor (5)
Player Of The Game: Michael Martin SP San Diego
8.0 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 4 K

2034

TEXANS SWEEP HITMEN TO WIN FIRST SIMBL TITLE AND ARE 2034 CHAMPIONS

Dallas Finally Sheds Monkey Off Backs, Wins First SIMBL Championship After Four Previous Trips To SIMBL CS In Past 14 Seasons

Texans closer Steven Pfleuger is hoisted above after getting the final three outs to clinch Dallas' first SIMBL championship after four previous trips to the SIMBL CS in the past 14 seasons.  Pfleuger is one of the finest closers in the SIMBL and his 7 postseason saves are second-most in a postseason run in league history.

The celebration begins for the long hard-luck Texans on their home field after clinching the 2034 SIMBL championship at home in Game Six concluding a sweep over Chicago in this season's SIMBL CS.

The celebrations continued inside the locker room when the bubbly was unveiled.  To the far left,  long-time franchise face and SIMBL superstar and five-time UL MVP Tony Aguilar joins in on the celebration that had eluded him for his illustrious 17-season career.

2034 SIMBL CS:
DALLAS 4 CHICAGO 0

2034 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Dallas 5 Chicago 4 (15 Innings)
Game Two: Dallas 2 Chicago 1
Game Three: Dallas 8 Chicago 1
Game Four: Dallas 7 Chicago 6

Congratulations to long-time SIMBL and Dallas GM Robert Don on winning his first SIMBL championship winning the 2034 SIMBL title with an unexpected sweep of GM John Bowden's Chicago Hitmen.

The Hitmen stormed back from an early 5-1 deficit in Game Four against UL Hurler Of The Year favorite Michael Knox and took a 6-5 lead on SL MVP favorite Jake Boles' single. But the Texans tied it back up and took the lead back for good on a series-clinching solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning by Vincent Morris off of Hitmen reliever Yok-Sing Sutherland.  Dallas closer Steven Pfleuger, one of the SIMBL's best, then came in the next inning and earned the most important save of his career and his 7th in the Texans' postseason run.

It's only the fifth sweep in the 30-season SIMBL CS history joining in 2031 when Las Vegas swept Dallas, in 2026 Cleveland over Sacramento, in 2016 San Diego over Los Angeles and in 2011 Oregon over Calgary.

Robert earns his first SIMBL title after advancing to the SIMBL CS four previous times in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2031.  He joined the league over six real-life years ago back on March 8, 2009 and has manned the Texans for 20 seasons now since the 2014 season.  Further of note, long-time franchise face and five-time UL MVP and future first ballot SIMBL Hall Of Famer Tony Aguilar won his first SIMBL championship after playing 15.5 of his 17 seasons with the Texans after a 1.5-season tenure with Boston before being reacquired by the Texans via trade before the 2033 season.

"This was obviously a long time coming for our franchise and we had to overcome a lot of bad luck reaching the finals four times in the past 14 seasons yet losing all of them.  But, this is very important not only to finally win one for our fans and the organization but one for a once in a generation player in the SIMBL that played in a Texans uniform, "Troop", the one and only Tony Aguilar.  We are all very happy that 'Troop' is finally a SIMBL champion after leading us so far and so close for so long", said Texans GM Robert Don during the celebration.

The 2034 SIMBL postseason MVPs of all series will be announced next and then the official voting for the 2034 SIMBL GM Awards will be announced.  After that, the new off-season finances will be revealed and then shortly after, the official 2035 off-season SIM schedule will be formally announced league-wide.

Congratulations on John, another long-time SIMBL stalwart GM, on a great run and to all SIMBL GMs on yet another fun, competitive and successful 30th Anniversary Season as Season 31 now begins shortly. Contract extension time is running out soon.

2034 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

DALLAS 5 CHICAGO 4 (15 INNINGS)
Dallas Leads Series 1-0
WP: David Butler (3-0 1.29 ERA) LP: Alberto Barrios (0-1 1.23 ERA) BS: Steven Pfleuger (1)
HR: Dallas: Joe Gibbs (2)
Player Of The Game: Jimmy Wagner SP Chicago
8.0 IP 6 H 3 R 3 ER 4 BB 7 K

2034 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

DALLAS 2 CHICAGO 1
Dallas Leads Series 2-0
WP: Mitch Evans (2-0 3.09 ERA) LP: Joe Tarnowsky (3-1 1.85 ERA) SV: Steven Pfleuger (6)
HR: Dallas: Jimmy Glenn (1)
Player Of The Game: Mitch Evans SP Dallas
8.0 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 6 K

2034 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

DALLAS 8 CHICAGO 1
Dallas Leads Series 3-0
WP: Raynald Charron (3-0 2.33 ERA) LP: Alan Alexander Anderson (1-3 5.32 ERA)  
HR: Dallas: Vincent Morris (3) Eugene Pete (2) Jamie Bolton (2) Lance Stanley III (2) Chicago: Jake Boles (2)
Player Of The Game: Raynald Charron SP Dallas
8.0 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 6 K

2034 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

DALLAS 7 CHICAGO 6 (VINCENT MORRIS SOLO HOME RUN BOTTOM OF 8TH INNING)
Dallas Wins Series 4-0
WP: James Rudolph (1-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Yok-Sing Sutherland (0-1 3.86 ERA) SV: Steven Pfleuger (7)
HR: Dallas: Vincent Morris (4) Michael Wallace (2)
Player Of The Game: Vincent Morris CF Dallas
3 for 4 3 R Solo HR 2 SB 1 RBI

2035

WESTBURY WINS 2035 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

Stellar Pitching, Timely Hitting Leads Cannons To First Title In Franchise History

Westbury teammates mob the field in Chicago after the Cannons defeated the Hitmen in five games to win the 2035 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  The Cannons halted the Hitmen who were coming off two four-game sweeps and a repeat trip to the SIMBL CS from last season and win the first championship in franchise history.

Former Chicago slugger Peter Turner (above) was a free agent for most of this season before Westbury GM Bill Atteberry signed him to a one-year deal at the end of the season on August 28, 2035.  The 38 year-old did in the team that he was with for 13 seasons from 2022 to 2034 in the 2035 SIMBL CS by hitting .333 with 1 HR and 7 RBI in the series against his former team.  Turner is one of the few players in SIMBL history to hit over 400 HR in his career and is a six-time All-Star.

2035 SIMBL CS:
WESTBURY 4 CHICAGO 1

2035 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Westbury 8 Chicago 5
Game Two: Westbury 4 Chicago 1
Game Three: Westbury 8 Chicago 3
Game Four: Chicago 3 Westbury 0
Game Five: Westbury 9 Chicago 6

2035 SIMBL CS Games 4-7 are in the books and the 2035 SIMBL champion has been crowned.

Congratulations to Westbury GM Bill Atteberry as his Cannons took out the Chicago Hitmen of GM John Bowden in five games to win Bill his first SIMBL championship and the first title in franchise history.  Bill has been a SIMBL GM for 13 seasons and also ended an 8-season postseason drought by winning the UL East this season.

John, a 17-season SIMBL GM, made it to the SIMBL CS for the second consecutive season and third time overall, after losing last season to Dallas in four games.  It's only the eighth time in the SIMBL's 31-postseason history that a team has been able to get to the SIMBL CS in consecutive seasons and the first time since the 2029-2030 Hawaii Pineapples.  Amazingly the streak continues as no team has repeated as SIMBL champions in 28 seasons now since the 2008 San Diego Warewolves.

REPEAT TEAMS TO THE SIMBL CS:

2005-2008 San Diego
2009-2010 San Diego
2018-2019 San Diego
2018-2019 Calgary
2021-2022 Dallas
2027-2028 New York
2029-2030 Hawaii
2034-2035 Chicago

We'll allow the file to stand on the final SIMBL CS date of October 28, 2035 before the rollover to allow SIMBL Financial Commissioner Bill Atteberry to properly look over the game engine finances as he annually does.  Once he gives his OK and report we will post and announce the official 2036 off-season SIM schedule.  

Upcoming are the announcement of the 2035 SIMBL postseason MVPs and the official announcement of the 2036 SIMBL Draft order as well. Contract extension time  and mandatory SIMBL GM Awards balloting are now running short as well.

Congratulations to all SIMBL GMs on concluding another fun and competitive, whether winning or losing, 31st season of play together.

2035 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

WESTBURY 8 CHICAGO 5
Westbury Leads Series 1-0
WP: Glenn Newcombe (1-0 1.29 ERA) LP: Joe Tarnowsky (2-1 4.24 ERA) HLD: Carl Hess (4) James Martinez (1) Ed Cooper (5) SV: Jeff Parsons (5)
HR: Westbury: Luis Garcia (1) Chicago: Kevin Brewster (1)
Player Of The Game: Luis Garcia 2B Westbury
3 for 4 2 R 2-Run HR 2 RBI

2035 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

WESTBURY 4 CHICAGO 1
Westbury Leads Series 2-0
WP: Calvin Burgess (2-1 3.28 ERA) LP: Jimmy Wagner (2-1 2.22 ERA) HLD: Ed Cooper (6) Carl Hess (5) SV: Jeff Parsons (6)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Calvin Burgess SP Westbury
7.0 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 8 K

2035 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

WESTBURY 8 CHICAGO 3
Westbury Leads Series 3-0
WP: Ed Cooper (2-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Alberto Barrios (BS) (1-1 8.53 ERA)
HR: Westbury: Peter Turner (2)
Player Of The Game: Peter Turner 1B Westbury
2 for 4 2 R Solo HR 3 RBI

2035 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

CHICAGO 3 WESTBURY 0
Westbury Leads Series 3-1
WP: Joe Tarnowsky (3-1 3.16 ERA) LP: Bryan McCasson (2-1 3.03 ERA) SV: Alberto Barrios (3)
HR: Chicago: Jake Boles (3)
Player Of The Game: Joe Tarnowsky SP Chicago
8.0 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 7 K

2035 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

WESTBURY 9 CHICAGO 6
Westbury Wins Series 4-1
WP: Maurico De La Hoya (3-0 3.97 ERA) LP: Tristian Thomas (1-1 4.97 ERA)
HR: Westbury: Michael Blackwell 2 (3) Chicago: Kevin Brewster (2)
Player Of The Game: Michael Blackwell LF Westbury
3 for 5 2 R 2 HR 2B 3 RBI

2036

TEXAS WINS 2036 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES & ARE FIRST-TIME SIMBL CHAMPIONS

Roadrunners' Save Best For Last & Out-Pitch & Out-Hit Hitmen; Shut Down The SIMBL's Top Offense To 15 Runs In 6 Games

Frustrated 109-Win Heavily-Favored Hitmen Lose Third Consecutive SIMBL Championship Series

The SIMBL charter franchise Texas Roadrunners of SIMBL charter GM Pat Flanagan start a celebration 32 long seasons in the making and win the 2036 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship over the heavily-favored Chicago Hitmen of GM John Bowden.  The Roadrunners went 88-74 and won their first divisional title in 21 seasons and breaking up an 18-season reign of the UL Central by either Calgary or Dallas winning the division since 2019.  Texas advanced to it's third SIMBL CS and first in 23 seasons and behind four former first round picks, all in the top six, of: Michael Kilbane, Takuma Ito, Eric Richards and Jimmy Hayes, who effectively shut down the SIMBL's highest-scoring offense and limited Chicago to 15 runs in the six-game series stunning the 109-win Hitmen who have been upset now in three consecutive SIMBL CS and seek their first SIMBL championship now going 0-5 in five trips to the SIMBL title series.

The 2036 SIMBL season seen the emergence of the former #1 overall pick of the 2029 SIMBL Draft, Michael Kilbane (above) as a SIMBL superstar ace as Kilbane went 19-9 and led the SIMBL with a 2.37 ERA and was voted the soon-to-be-announced UL Hurler Of The Year by SIMBL GMs. The 2036 SIMBL postseason even cemented to that further as "Irish Mike" went 5-1 in 7 playoff starts with a blistering 1.94 ERA and an insulting 0.75 WHIP.  The 29 year-old allowed 31 hits, 12 ER, 11 walks while striking out 39 in 55.2 IP.  Kilbane threw two complete-game shutouts including a two-hitter in Game Six of the 2036 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series to clinch the series and earn Texas the first SIMBL championship in the charter franchise's 32-season history.

2036 SIMBL CS:
TEXAS 4 CHICAGO 2

2036 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Texas 4 Chicago 1
Game Two: Chicago 5 Texas 2
Game Three: Texas 4 Chicago 3
Game Four: Chicago 4 Texas 0
Game Five: Texas 4 Chicago 2
Game Six: Texas 3 Chicago 0

Repeat Teams To The SIMBL CS:
2005-2008 San Diego (3-0)
2009-2010 San Diego (1-1)
2018-2019 San Diego (1-1)
2018-2019 Calgary (1-1)
2021-2022 Dallas (0-2)
2027-2028 New York (1-1)
2029-2030 Hawaii (1-1)
2034-2036 Chicago (0-3)

In a battle of two teams with some of the best pitching aces prospects who were drafted #1 overall in past SIMBL Drafts to specifically build around for moments precisely like this to get their teams to win a SIMBL championship, the Texas Roadrunners (88-74), led by this season's UL Hurler Of The Year and former #1 pick overall of the 2029 SIMBL Draft, Michael Kilbane, (19-9 2.37 ERA in regular season) outlasted the Chicago Hitmen's (109-53) elite 'Dynamic Duo' of former 2022 #1 overall pick and 10-time All-Star Joe Tarnowsky (23-6 3.04 ERA) and former #1 overall pick of the 2024 SIMBL Draft and 9-time All-Star Jimmy Wagner (24-7 2.74 ERA) to win the 2036 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship and are SIMBL champions for the first time in franchise history.  To sum up the series, Texas only outscored Chicago 17-15 in the six games with both teams averaging less than 3 runs a game in one of the best pitching statistical SIMBL Championship Series in the league's 32-season history of the trophy series.

It's the first SIMBL championship in the 32-season history of the Roadrunners after two previous trips to the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series losing to Las Vegas in five games 23 seasons ago in 2013 and losing the 2008 SIMBL CS in one of the most memorable title series in SIMBL history after blowing a 3-1 series lead and watch the Timberjacks came back to stunningly win the series and championship becoming the only team in SIMBL history to comeback from a 3-1 series deficit and win the SIMBL championship in the title series.

Congratulations to Texas GM Pat Flanagan on his first SIMBL championship.  Pat is one of only five charter GMs left in the league from the beginning over 9 real-life years ago and now 32 complete seasons ago joining Calgary Clippers GM Christian DeMarco, Bend Bandits GM Ted Williams, San Diego Warewolves GM Paul Ware and Bristol Owls GM Greg Checovetes.  Pat has led the charter SIMBL franchise for 32 seasons and 9 real-life years and has held steady since the early beginning days of the SIMBL and now for the first time in those 32 seasons is a SIMBL champion.  He stayed calm, dedicated and resilient with his plan and long-time strategy of building around pitching, pitching and more pitching.  The Roadrunners rebounded from having the worst record in the SIMBL in 2027 and 2028 and drafted current five-time All-Star outfielder Jose Perez #1 overall in 2028 and four-time All-Star and this season's UL Hurler Of The Year and SIMBL ERA champion Michael Kilbane #1 overall the very next season in 2029.  Flanagan also watched either Calgary (14) or Dallas (4) win the UL Central Division that he shared with them for 18 years before the Roadrunners closed the door this season and won their first division title since 2015.

Flanagan's long-time SIMBL philosophy on building and drafting mostly pitching has the now defending SIMBL champion starting pitching rotation built with four high first round draft picks all picked in the top six: 29 year-old Michael Kilbane (#1 overall 2029), 26 year-old Takuma Ito (#2 overall 2030), 30 year-old Eric Richards (#3 overall 2026) and 22 year-old Jimmy Hayes (#6 overall 2032).  This foundation is set for seasons to come especially with one of the top 1-5 aces in the SIMBL, Kilbane, signed a $78,200,000/4-year extension earlier this season which will lock him up through the 2040 season.

After eight long losing seasons from 2024-2031 which included six consecutive 90+ loss seasons and three straight 100-loss seasons with a rock bottom 54-108 record in 2027 in the midst of seven consecutive last-place seasons, Flanagan's drafting started to gel implementing one draftee at a time to work their kinks out at the SIMBL level.  The Roadrunners improved in the win total for eight straight seasons from 2027's low point of 54 wins to 2034's high-point of 91 wins winning 54, 65, 66, 69, 73, 81, 85 and 91 games and even winning the UL wildcard berth with a 81-81 record in 2032 ending a 17-season postseason drought.

The Roadrunners put on one of the most intriguing seasons in SIMBL history about the decades-long debate on pitching vs. offense to win in baseball and in the SIMBL.  While obviously sporting one of the top rotations in the SIMBL while leading the UL with a 3.51 team ERA, #1 in starters ERA with 3.53 and #2 in team bullpen ERA with a 3.45 showing. The Roadrunners led the UL with 638 total runs allowed by a team, were second in hits allowed and allowed the least walks.

On the contrary, Texas' offenses were one of the weakest in the SIMBL especially compared to the explosive Chicago offense. Texas was 11th out of 12 UL teams in runs scored and dead last in team hits in the UL.  Small ball and pitching prevailed as Flanagan could be compared to as the SIMBL's very own Billy Beane this season as the Roadrunners also were second-to-last in home runs, last in extra-base hits and last in slugging percentage and OPS.  The new SIMBL champions were 10th out of the 12 teams in the UL with a weak .247 team batting average.

The Hitmen of GM John Bowden, a two-time SIMBL GM Of The Year for the 2023 and 2034 seasons, continue their hard luck and lost their third consecutive SIMBL Championship Series and are now 0-5 in SIMCL CS appearances.  One of the most competitive and emotional GMs in the SIMBL, Bowden's Hitmen became only the second team in SIMBL history to advance to three consecutive SIMBL Championship Series and frustratingly became the first team to lose all three despite featuring favored teams with significantly better regular season records as well. Barring any unseen blowing up of the roster this off-season, the Hitmen should battle a talented Rochester team led by last season's SIMBL GM Of The Year Tony Christman for the SL East title.  The Roosters went 102-60 and won the SL East in 2034 before getting bumped in the first round of the playoffs while the second-place Hitmen with a 95-67 record in the SL East won the SL wildcard advanced to the 2034 SIMBL CS losing to Dallas in five games.

The Roosters were expected to battle Chicago for the division title this season again in a highly-anticipated dogfight but were one of the SIMBL's most injured teams this season losing former first rounders and All-Star starting pitchers Brett Mester and Kerry Hannah, top reliever Matthew Ellis, five-time All-Star second baseman Valentin Santos for long periods of time and one of the top rated players in the SIMBL, former #1 overall pick of the 2030 SIMBL Draft and already a three-time All-Star at age 27, Logan Pickard, for the rest of the season as Rochester gave up a large lead of the SL wildcard berth in the last two weeks of the season to Las Vegas by two games.  The Roosters are also supplied with highly-touted prospects Matthew Morraco (#4 overall pick in 2034 SIMBL Draft), 22 year-old Japanese sensation Akato Sakata (#6 overall in 2033 SIMBL Draft) who hit .326 with 26 HR and 85 RBI in his second SIMBL season, and first full-time season, this past year and 25 year-old Ted Conley, a former third round draft choice in 2032, who surprisingly is a diamond in the rough and is currently rated at the SIMBL's 10th-rated player in the SIMBL Top 25 Players listing.

The Hitmen appear to be lined up to be a solid championship-caliber team for at least a couple more seasons to come.  Bowden went out and traded for 6-time SL Hurler Of The Year and 14-time All-Star Alan Alexander Anderson, the SIMBL's second-leading all-time wins leader with 308 current wins and only 6 wins away from breaking SIMBL Hall Of Famer Bobby Grimes' long-standing record of 313, from Las Vegas before the 2034 season to form the Hitmen an unprecedented and formidable "Big Three" that the SIMBL had never seen before in its long league history.

The "Big Three" of future SIMBL Hall Of Famers Tarnowsky, Wagner and Anderson were a combined force that has 712 wins, 33 All-Star Game selections, 7 Hurler Of The Year awards between them, twelve combined 20-win seasons and featured three of only 11 pitchers in the SIMBL's 32-season history to win 200+ games.  Tarnowsky and Wagner were #1 overall picks of past SIMBL Drafts while "Triple A" was an equally heralded #15 overall pick by the Hustlers in the 2019 SIMBL New File Era Inaugural Draft.  The three led the Hitmen to a 110-52 UL East title in 2034 and a 95-67 record and SL wildcard berth in 2035 in their two seasons together and won two SL championships and lost to Dallas in the 2034 SIMBL CS and to Westbury in the 2035 SIMBL CS before Anderson was traded back to Las Vegas mostly on the part of Hustlers GM Carl Hannah's wishes for "Triple A" to finish his career in a Hustlers uniform and in a strict payroll-directed move to relieve Bowden of "Triple A's" high salary so he could lock up his younger stars while remaining to keep two of the best front-line aces in the SIMBL.  While leading the Hitmen to becoming one of the most feared teams in the SIMBL both pitching and offensively and making two SIMBL CS appearances, the "Big Three" were upset in both of their SIMBL CS trips.

Texas put up a 2.37 ERA in the six games of this season's SIMBL CS holding the high-octane Chicago offense to only 15 runs in 6 games or a 2.5 runs a game average that isn't going to win a SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  Yet equally, the Hitmen allowed only 17 runs to the Roadrunners and sported an impressive 2.56 team ERA in the series. Chicago was third this season in the SL with a 3.68 team ERA.  They were third in starters ERA at 3.48 and behind the middle of the pack at 7th in bullpen ERA with a 4.32 mark in the SL.

The Hitmen's offense was the factor that made them heavy favorites over the vastly weaker Roadrunners offense.  Chicago led the SIMBL with 871 runs scored this past season. They also led the SL in slugging percentage, OPS, second in team hits, first in extra-base hits, first in the SIMBL with 227 home runs and first in the SL and second to Seattle in the SIMBL with 247 stolen bases.

A very potent and completely rounded offense with power and speed combined with two bonafide shutdown aces who combined for 47 wins this past season with a solid if unspectacular bullpen but with the best closer in the SL this past season as upcoming free agent middle reliever-turned-closer Alberto Barrios and his SIMBL-leading 48 saves and 2.14 ERA got him voted as this season's SL Fireman Of The Year as the SL's top closer.  This combined with 109 wins to prove it seemed to lock the Hitmen up as automatic 2036 SIMBL champions.

Many SIMBL pundits while watching Chicago and tabbing them "the Golden State Warriors of the SIMBL this season" didn't immediately factor in now the magic carpet ride Michael Kilbane and the Texas pitching staff has been on all season long that only got stronger as the postseason went on.

So a very bombastic Hitmen offense led by former MVP and SL MVP candidates superstar Jake Boles (.291 AVG 34 HR 121 RBI) and emerging SIMBL superstar Johnny Abraham (.330 AVG 34 HR 127 RBI 65 SB) was effectively shut down to 2.5 runs a game by Kilbane and his other three former first round picks who starting to gel this season as perhaps the best cohesive rotation in the SIMBL that should only getting better in the seasons to come much to the league's dismay.

Kilbane went 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA in his two 2036 SIMBL CS starts throwing 17.0 innings allowing only 6 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, one walk and 11 strikeouts.  "Irish Mike" went 5-1 in his 7 postseason starts with a blistering 1.94 ERA.  In one the most dominating postseason runs in recent SIMBL playoff history, he threw 55.2 innings, allowing 33 hits, 13 runs, 12 earned runs with 11 walks and 39 strikeouts and two complete-game shutouts include the championship-clinching two-hitter in Game Six.

Kilbane combined one of the best seasons in recent history going 19-9 with a SIMBL-leading 2.37 ERA, leading the UL with a 1.01 WHIP, 12 complete games and 5 shutouts.  Not only throwing a two-hit complete game shutout in Game Six to win the Roadrunners the 2036 SIMBL championship and the first title in the franchise's 32-season history, Kilbane will likely be certainly named the 2036 SIMBL CS MVP along with one of the two ULCS and/or ULDS MVP awards when SIMBL postseason MVP awards are announced now that the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series has been concluded.

In another contrast, Texas hit .251 as a team with 4 HR and 16 RBI and a .645 OPS in the six-game series, all nothing to write home about.  But to show the Roadrunners' dominance especially by Michael Kilbane and #2 Takuma Ito (1-1 2.81 0.88 WHIP in two SIMBL CS starts), the highest-scoring offense in the SIMBL this season was held to a puzzling .176 team batting average on a Chicago team loaded with offensive stars and offensive power and might.  The Hitmen's OPS was .512 which is among the worst in at least a six-game SIMBL CS in league history.

As a solid #2 support of the ace Kilbane, Takuma Ito went 3-1 in five postseason starts to also help Texas to the title.  He sported a 2.79 ERA in 38.2 innings with a 0.96 WHIP allowing 32 hits, 12 runs all earned, walked only 5 compared to 35 strikeouts.

Leading the regular-season weak Texas offense in the postseason was unheralded first baseman Tim Lynn with a .325 AVG 0 HR 10 RBI.  A literal no-name outside the UL Central, center-fielder and .244-career hitting Glen Colbert hit .326 with 4 HR and 8 RBI with a .993 OPS in 17 games and 46 at bats after hitting only .246 with 5 HR and 25 RBI the whole regular season.

2033 big-name Supplemental Free Agent third baseman Rich Jordan, who Flanagan snagged with an original 4-year $105,500,000 contract and extended him with an additional $101,000,000 for four more seasons this past regular season, gave the Roadrunners some more production hitting .333 with 6 HR and 12 RBI while sporting a 1.004 OPS in 69 postseason at bats.

So, with a starting rotation which ranks in the top 1-5, if not top 1-3, in the SIMBL this season, who pitched even better in the postseason and saved their very best for the SIMBL CS when they undisputedly shut down the SIMBL's most explosive offense, the Roadrunners also brought their statistically near-the-bottom regular season offense to life and had other players other than stars Jose Perez and Rich Jordan step up and have outstanding postseasons to give the charter SIMBL franchise Roadrunners and original SIMBL GM Pat Flanagan his first SIMBL championship after a 32-season-9 real-life years wait.

Expect Chicago GM John Bowden and his Hitmen not to go away anytime soon.  As previously said, with future SIMBL Hall Of Fame aces Joe Tarnowsky (33 years-old) and Jimmy Wagner (34 years-old) having a couple top-end seasons left in them, and several of his players locked up in the league's top-scoring offense, the Hitmen are on a run that will continue next season as the favorites to win the SL East and SL again as Bowden still has a great shot and expectations at that elusive first SIMBL championship that had and has eluded so many SIMBL GMs and franchises for so long as well.

With 5 new postseason teams of the 8 from last season including a total sweep of four new UL playoff teams this season and a SIMBL-record 16 teams finishing .500 or above this season and the 29th season that a defending SIMBL champion didn't repeat and defend their championship, more evidence couldn't be presented that the SIMBL is more competitive and challenging then ever as the league's reputation of having some of the best, competitive, dedicated and most savvy GMs online continues to get stronger by mere facts and numbers.  With Texas' first SIMBL championship, the league now is left with 8 franchises, that haven't won a SIMBL championship yet in the league's 32-season history of play.

Congratulations to Pat and John on a great series and great seasons.  Congratulations to all SIMBL GMs on another fun, exciting, successful (yet again challenged by health issues and a 23-day hospitalization-we still always march on) and competitive 32nd season, whether winning or losing, on a run or rebuilding or anywhere in between, the SIMBL forges on for some recreational enjoyment.

Next up is the formal announcing of the 2036 postseason MVPs, Westbury Cannons GM and SIMBL Financial Commissioner Bill Atteberry's annual end of season financial report looking to the 2037 off-season, the 2036 annual SIMBL GM Awards results, the start of the pecking away at the grueling updating the archives and history of the SIMBL Wall Of Fame and linked archived pages and the official 2037 off-season daily SIM schedule will be posted and announced shortly league-wide.

2036 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

TEXAS 4 CHICAGO 1
Texas Leads Series 1-0
WP: Takuma Ito (3-0 2.35 ERA) LP: Anthony Morris (1-2 6.11 ERA) SV: Javier Torres (6)
HR: Texas: Dennis Martin (1) Chicago: Jake Boles (6)
Player Of The Game: Takuma Ito SP Texas
8.0 IP 7 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 7 K

2036 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

CHICAGO 5 TEXAS 2
Series Tied 1-1
WP: Joe Tarnowsky (4-0 1.44 ERA) LP: Eric Richards (0-3 8.27 ERA) SV: Alberto Barrios (6)
HR: Texas: Luke Johnson (1) Chicago: Johnny Abraham (5)
Player Of The Game: Joe Tarnowsky SP Chicago
8.0 IP 9 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 2 K

2036 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

TEXAS 4 CHICAGO 3 (TIM LYNN WALK-OFF DOUBLE OFF OF JIMMY KENNEY)
Texas Leads Series 2-1
WP: Javier Torres (1-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Jimmy Kenney (0-1 2.19 ERA)
HR: Chicago: Johnny Abraham (6) Justin Davis (2)
Player Of The Game: Michael Kilbane SP Texas
8.0 IP 4 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 5 K

2036 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

CHICAGO 4 TEXAS 0
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Burton Warren (2-0 3.67 ERA) LP: Takuma Ito (3-1 2.79 ERA)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Burton Warren SP Chicago
9.0 IP 6 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 4 K

2036 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

TEXAS 4 CHICAGO 2
Texas Leads Series 3-2
WP: Eric Richards (1-3 7.09 ERA) LP: Joe Tarnowsky (4-1 1.88 ERA) HLD: Jimmy Hayes (1) SV: Javier Torres (7)
HR: Texas: Rich Jordan (5) Chicago: Johnny Abraham (7) Darren Peters (2)
Player Of The Game: Eric Richards SP Texas
6.0 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 7 K

2036 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

TEXAS 3 CHICAGO 0
Texas Wins Series 4-2
WP: Michael Kilbane (5-1 1.94 ERA) LP: Jimmy Wagner (1-2 3.93 ERA)
HR: Texas: Rich Jordan (6)
Player Of The Game: Michael Kilbane SP Texas
9.0 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 6 K

2037

RUSH COMPLETES CINDERELLA SEASON, DEFEAT 'WOLVES FOR 2037 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

Toronto Wins First SIMBL Championship In Franchise History In Only Second Postseason Appearance In SIMBL Charter Franchise's 33-Season History

Toronto Rush teammates celebrate after winning the 2037 SIMBL championship on the road in San Diego after a 7-1 Game Six victory.  The title is the first in the SIMBL charter franchise's history after only their second postseason appearance and first in 30 seasons and first winning season in 18 years.

Toronto starting pitcher Rodrigo Navarro enjoys the victory celebration in helping his team to the 2037 SIMBL championship by being named MVP of the series.  The 25 year-old former second round pick of the 2030 SIMBL Draft went 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in both of his starts in the series.

2037 SIMBL CS:
TORONTO 4 SAN DIEGO 2

2037 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Toronto 4 San Diego 0
Game Two: Toronto 4 San Diego 3
Game Three: Toronto 5 San Diego 4
Game Four: San Diego 7 Toronto 3 (10 Innings)
Game Five: San Diego 5 Toronto 3
Game Six: Toronto 7 San Diego 1

The Toronto Rush of GM Eric Savard completed their Cinderella season by defeating the 11-time SIMBL champion San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware in the 2037 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and are SIMBL champions for the first time in the charter franchise's 33-season history and in only their second postseason appearance in franchise history and first in 30 seasons.

The Rush took a commanding three games to zero lead, winning two close games on the road, before the 'Wolves won two in Toronto to close the gap to three games to two.

Toronto then clinched it on the road in Game Six with a 7-1 series-clinching victory behind a splendid performance by series MVP Rodrigo Navarro.  Navarro went 4-0 with a 3.52 ERA in his six postseason starts.  The 25 year-old former second round pick in the 2030 SIMBL Draft threw 8.0 innings allowing only two hits in the clinching win.  He went 2-0 in the series winning 2037 SIMBL CS MVP honors throwing 16.0 innings, allowing 9 hits with a 1.69 ERA.  Navarro emerged as a top SIMBL pitcher this season going 18-8 with a 4.02 ERA and his 0.24 home runs per nine innings led the SIMBL as one of the top movement pitchers in the league.

Savard, who is the longest-tenured SIMBL GM outside the remaining five charter GMs, has been in the league since the 2006 season.  The Rush have long been the SIMBL's most maligned franchise and the franchise with the most losses until this season when a talented young team bolstered by high draft picks which resulted in 18 consecutive losing seasons until this season.  They went 95-67 and won their first divisional title in franchise history then beat Cleveland in the first round becoming the first team in SIMBL history to ever comeback from a 3-0 series deficit and win the series.  The Rush then defeated the Whitby Battalion in the ULCS to advance to the 2037 SIMBL CS against a talented and powerful San Diego team.

The Warewolves lost in their 14th SIMBL CS for only the third time where they are a SIMBL-record 11-3 in SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

Toronto's championship marks the fourth championship for every team in the UL Central in the past six seasons: Calgary in 2032, Dallas in 2035, Texas in 2036 and now Toronto in 2037 in what is now the SIMBL's toughest division.

The rest of the 2037 SIMBL postseason MVPs will be announced next cumulatively.

Then we will have the announcement of the 2037 GM Awards winners and SIMBL Financial Commissioner Bill Atteberry's annual off-season league and team financial report and an official roll call and renewal decree.  Then the official 2038 off-season SIM schedule will be posted and announced and we will start our annual off-season week.

Congratulations to Eric on a very well-deserved first SIMBL championship and to Paul for another great run and congratulations to all SIMBL GMs, whether winning or losing, on yet another successful yet trying, and competitive recreation season of history.  Season #34 is coming up shortly.

2037 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

TORONTO 4 SAN DIEGO 0
Toronto Leads Series 1-0
WP: Kelly Martin (2-2 1.67 ERA) HOLD: Javier Canales (2) LP: Bill Wischmeyer (0-2 5.60 ERA)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Kelly Martin SP San Diego
7.1 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 9 K

2037 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

TORONTO 4 SAN DIEGO 3
Toronto Leads Series 2-0
WP: Rodrigo Navarro (3-0 4.15 ERA) LP: Kelly Hoskinson (2-1 3.50 ERA) SV: Pablo Ayala (4)
HR: Toronto: Kiki Jefferson (4)
Player Of The Game: Rodrigo Navarro SP Toronto
8.0 IP 7 H 3 R 2 ER 2 BB 2 K

2037 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

TORONTO 5 SAN DIEGO 4
Toronto Leads Series 3-0
WP: Daniel Young (2-0 3.13 ERA) LP: Michael Martin (2-2 4.70 ERA) SV: Pablo Ayala (5)
HR: Toronto: Michael Lonewolf (5) San Diego: Kody Ware (4)
Player Of The Game: Kody Ware RF San Diego
3 for 4 2 R 2B 3-Run HR 3 RBI

2037 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

SAN DIEGO 7 TORONTO 3 (JIMMY WALTON GRAND-SLAM HOME RUN IN TOP OF THE 10TH INNING)
Toronto Leads Series 3-1
WP: Cedric Issacson (3-0 4.50 ERA) BS: Pablo Ayala (2) LP: Jim Bentley (1-2 17.30 ERA)
HR: San Diego: Scott Porter (1) Quinton Glover 2 (4) Toronto: Turhan Clause (1)
Player Of The Game: Quinton Glover C San Diego
3 for 4 2 R 2 HR 5 RBI

2037 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

SAN DIEGO 5 TORONTO 3
Toronto Leads Series 3-2
WP: Bill Wischmeyer (1-2 5.00 ERA) LP: Kelly Martin (2-3 2.60 ERA) SV: Cedric Issacson (3)
HR: San Diego: Jameson Munnings (1)
Player Of The Game: Bill Wischmeyer SP San Diego
8.0 IP 5 H 3 R 3 ER 3 BB 4 K

2037 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

TORONTO 7 SAN DIEGO 1
Toronto Wins Series 4-2
WP: Rodrigo Navarro (4-0 3.52 ERA) LP: Kelly Hoskinson (2-2 3.73 ERA)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Rodrigo Navarro SP Toronto
8.0 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 4 BB 1 K

2038

RUSH BECOME FIRST TEAM IN 31 SEASONS TO DEFEND TITLE, DEFEAT SAN DIEGO FOR 2038 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP

Toronto Rush teammates storm the field after clinching their second consecutive SIMBL championship with a 6-4 Game Six win over San Diego in the 2038 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  The Rush become the first team since the 2007 San Diego Warewolves 31 seasons ago, to repeat and go back-to-back as SIMBL champions.  The Rush and 'Wolves met again this season for only the second time in the league's 34-season history that a rematch from the previous season for the SIMBL title occurred.

2038 SIMBL CS MVP Pierce Ryan (above) pumps his fist in celebration after a Game Four win.  Ryan, the former #2 overall pick of the 2025 SIMBL Draft in his 11th season with the Rush, was spectacular in the Rush's advancement to their second straight SIMBL championship.  Ryan went 4-0 in six postseason starts with a blistering 1.24 ERA and 0.76 WHIP.

2038 SIMBL CS:
TORONTO 4 SAN DIEGO 2

2038 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Toronto 5 San Diego 1
Game Two: Toronto 9 San Diego 3
Game Three: San Diego 6 Toronto 2
Game Four: Toronto 9 San Diego 8
Game Five: San Diego 7 Toronto 4
Game Six: Toronto 6 San Diego 4

The Toronto Rush of GM Eric Savard made history last season by winning their first divisional title in the SIMBL charter franchise's history.  Then they also came back from a 3-0 series deficit against Cleveland becoming the first team in SIMBL history to ever comeback from a 3-0 deficit and win the series.  Then the Rush won their first SIMBL championship by denying San Diego their record 12th SIMBL championship by winning the 2037 SIMBL championship in six games.

The Rush have made more history by now this season winning the 2038 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in six games in a rematch against the San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware.

Toronto becomes the first team in 31 seasons to defend their SIMBL championship and repeat back-to-back.  It was also the only the second time in SIMBL history and first since the 2019 season that the same two teams repeated in each league and faced each other again in two consecutive seasons.

Toronto starter Pierce Ryan, a former #2 overall pick of the 2025 SIMBL Draft, was named the 2038 SIMBL CS MVP.  The 31 year-old Ryan, in his 11th season with the Rush, started two games throwing 15.2 innings allowing 12 hits, striking out 12 with a sizzling 1.72 ERA.  Ryan was this postseason's star as he went 4-0 in six starts with a 1.24 ERA and 0.76 WHIP.  Teammate Daniel Young went 5-0 with a 2.15 ERA and a 0.966 ERA and is 7-0 with a 2.62 ERA and 1.02 WHIP the past two postseasons for the Rush.

We will name the other postseason MVPs and 2038 SIMBL GM Awards winners and also announce the official 2039 off-season SIM schedule shortly as well.  The new 2039 off-season finances before arbitrations are now revealed in the new 11/3/2038 league file now posted.

2039 options are now needed to export in or email in.

Congratulations to all SIMBL GMs on another fun, competitive and successful 34th season of play.

2038 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

TORONTO 5 SAN DIEGO 1
Toronto Leads Series 1-0  
WP: Pierce Ryan (4-0 0.83 ERA) LP: Michael Martin (2-1 3.26 ERA)  
Home Runs: None  
Player Of The Game: SP Pierce Ryan Toronto  
8.0 IP 4 H 1 R 0 ER 0 BB 9 K

2038 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

TORONTO 9 SAN DIEGO 3
Toronto Leads Series 2-0  
WP: Daniel Young (4-0 2.08 ERA) LP: Kelly Hoskinson (3-1 3.60 ERA)  
Home Runs: Toronto: Angel Roman 2 (4) San Diego: Jameson Munnings (3)  
Player Of The Game: 1B Angel Roman Toronto  
4 for 4 3 R 2 HR 3 RBI SB  

2038 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

SAN DIEGO 6 TORONTO 2
Toronto Leads Series 2-1
WP: Jerry Sinclair (2-0 2.66 ERA) LP: Kelly Martin (0-2 6.10 ERA) SV: Cedric Issacson (5)
Home Runs: San Diego: Salvador Flores (4) Jason Manning (1) Scott Porter (2)
Player Of The Game: SP Jerry Sinclair San Diego
8.2 IP 8 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 5 K

2038 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

TORONTO 9 SAN DIEGO 8
Toronto Leads Series 3-1
WP: Jim Bentley (1-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Juan Carlos Bermudez (0-1 16.20 ERA) BS: Juan Carlos Bermudez (1) SV: Luis Romero (4)
Home Runs: San Diego: Scott White 2 (4)
Player Of The Game: C Scott White San Diego
2 for 4 2 R 4 RBI

2038 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

SAN DIEGO 7 TORONTO 4
Toronto Leads Series 3-2
WP: Michael Martin (3-1 3.52 ERA) LP: Rodrigo Navarro (1-3 4.85 ERA) SV: Cedric Issacson (6)
Home Runs: San Diego: Salvador Flores (5) Felipe Santana (5)
Player Of The Game: LF Keegan Bryant San Diego
3 for 5 3 R 2B SB 0 RBI

2038 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

TORONTO 6 SAN DIEGO 4
Toronto Wins Series 4-2
WP: Daniel Young (5-0 2.15 ERA) LP: Kelly Hoskinson (3-2 3.89 ERA) HOLD: Ramon Vasquez (2) Rodrigo Medina (1) Riley Coalan (1) SV: Luis Romero (5)
Home Runs: Toronto: Floyd Garraway Jr. (5) San Diego: Jameson Munnings (4)
Player Of The Game: LF Floyd Garraway Jr. Toronto
3 for 5 2 R Solo HR 2 RBI SB

2039

NEW YORK OUSTS TAMPA BAY FOR 2039 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

New York Enforcers teammates storm the field after winning the 2039 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in six games over Tampa Bay.  The Enforcers win their first title since the 2027 season and the second overall in franchise history as the SIMBL heads towards a busy 36th off-season which will include the conversion to OOTP 17 or 18 waiting upon a league vote.

2039 SIMBL CS:
NEW YORK 4 TAMPA BAY 2

The 2039 season and the SIMBL's 35th season is in the history books.

Norfolk Bucs GM Brandon Popper ran the concluding Games 4-7 SIM of the 2039 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and the New York Enforcers of GM Chris Gattuso win the second championship in franchise history by knocking off the Tampa Bay Silverbacks of GM Tim Melican in six games.  It's the first title for New York since the 2027 season.

A big thanks to Brandon for stepping up and offering to run the SIMs so that we didn't have to be delayed due to technical problems again.

Congratulations to Chris on being the new league champion and to Tim on a great season run.

First to be done after the postseason is that we will have to vote on whether the league is converting to OOTP 17 or OOTP 18.

We will then have to vote on the 2039 regular season GM Awards as well.

Congratulations to everybody in the league on another fun, competitive and successful season as we head to Season #36.

The official off-season SIM schedule and more comprehensive coverage of the championship seris will be announced this week.

2040

SMOKIES TAKE 2040 SIMBL COVETED CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES IN SIX GAMES OVER NEW YORK

Asheville Smokies celebrate in a pile after defeating defending the SIMBL champion New York Enforcers 4-1 in Game Six to win the 2040 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and win the second Cup in franchise history and their first in 12 seasons.

Smokies SP Kit Newell (above) was spectacular in the 2040 SIMBL CS earning and joining the legends by winning the 2040 SIMBL CS Most Valuable Player Award.  The #3 overall pick of the 2034 SIMBL Draft went 2-1 with a blistering 1.93 ERA in six starts in the 2040 postseason including a 1.07 WHIP in 32.2 IP.  Newell was locked in the deciding Game Six pitching 8.0 IP allowing 5 hits, one run while walking 2 and striking out 5 in leading the Smokies to their first SIMBL championship since the 2028 season.  Newell went 2-0 in two starts with a 1.20 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP in the 2040 SIMBL CS.  He threw 15.0 innings allowing 9 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs while walking only 2 and striking out 13.

Asheville Smokies Ken Santos (above right) smells championship blood in 2040 SIMBL CS Game Six after doubling in teammate Fernando Gonzalez to give the Smokies a 3-0 lead in the top of the 7th inning in a game with their starting pitcher Kit Newell mowing down New York that would win them the 2040 SIMBL championship.

2040 SIMBL CS:
ASHEVILLE 4 NEW YORK 2

2040 SIMBL CS MVP:
SP Kit Newell New York

2040 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Asheville 4 New York 3 (11 Innings)
Game Two: Asheville 10 New York 4
Game Three: New York 5 Asheville 1
Game Four: Asheville 7 New York 6
Game Five: New York 5 Asheville 1
Game Six: Asheville 4 New York 1

The finale of the 2040 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series is in the books and a new SIMBL champion has been crowned.

Congratulations to Asheville GM Pete McGowan whose Smokies defeated the defending SIMBL champion New York Enforcers of GM Chris Gattuso in six games with some outstanding pitching.  It's Pete's second SIMBL championship and his first since the 2028 season 12 seasons ago.  With New York's failure to defend their title it's now that only three times has a team went back-to-back defending their SIMBL title: the 2005-2007 'three-peat' San Diego Warewolves and the 2037-2038 Toronto Rush.

RETURN TO THE SL: It's the SL's first SIMBL championship in seven seasons going back to 2033 when San Diego defeated Cleveland.  Since then, Dallas swept Chicago in 2034, Westbury beat Chicago in five games in 2035, Texas ousted Chicago in six games in 2036, Toronto beat San Diego in six games in both 2037 and 2038 and New York beat Tampa Bay in six games in 2039.

Asheville SP Kit Newell was named the 2040 SIMBL CS MVP.

Team options are now needed to be exported or the player becomes a free agent. Besides in your game, you can also find a list of pending free agents and team options needed here.  We will wrap up the mandatory 2040 SIMBL GM Awards voting Wednesday and the official 2041 off-season SIM schedule will be posted and sent out shortly.

Congratulations on a great postseason and to everybody on another fun, competitive and successful 36th SIMBL season as we now started Season #37.

2040 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

ASHEVILLE 7 NEW YORK 6
Asheville Leads Series 3-1
WP: Anthony Osbourne (1-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Daniel Chase (0-3 2.89 ERA) BS: Daniel Chase (1) SV: David Virgil (4)
HR: Asheville: Cesar Cortez (2) Pambo Rivera (5) Ken Santos (1) New York: Mike Lunder (4) Andy Wright (2)
Player Of The Game: RF Ken Santos Asheville
3 for 4 2 R 1-Run 2B Solo HR 2 RBI SB

New York blows 6-4 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning at home.

Almost There: Asheville On Cusp of Round 3 Triumph After 7-6 Win

The Asheville Smokies moved to within one game of the Round 4 today, downing the visiting New York Enforcers at Blue Ridge Stadium by a score of 7-6. Smokies right fielder Ken Santos was named player of the game after he was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The win gives the Smokies a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-7 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  

Pambo Rivera aided the Asheville cause with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the center fielder went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We were the better team today. Maybe that won't be the case next game, but we'll enjoy it for now," Santos told the Asheville Today.

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow at Blue Ridge Stadium in Asheville. The scheduled starters for the game are Cesar Martinez for New York and Von Scott for Asheville.

2040 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

NEW YORK 5 ASHEVILLE 1
Asheville Leads Series 3-2
WP: Cesar Martinez (2-2 2.13 ERA) LP: Von Scott (0-2 4.68 ERA)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: SP Cesar Martinez New York
9.0 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 4 K

Home Loss Shrinks Smokies' Series Lead to 3-2

Cesar Martinez was not ready to let the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series end.

With the New York Enforcers backed into a corner, the right-handed Martinez held off the Asheville Smokies. He took player of the game honors after he threw 9 innings of 6-hit ball. The win cuts the series deficit for the Enforcers to 3-2 in the best-of-7 series.

Martinez was in the zone all game. He frustrated Asheville hitters while giving the Enforcers 9 innings of quality work. Martinez threw 122 pitches, allowing 6 hits and getting 4 punchouts.  

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Martinez said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."

The next game is scheduled for Sunday, October 28th, 2040 at Enforcers Field in New York. Slated to start are Kit Newell for Asheville and Ricardo Camacho for New York.

2040 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

ASHEVILLE 4 NEW YORK 1
Asheville Wins Series 4-2
WP: Kit Newell (2-1 1.93 ERA) LP: Ricardo Camacho (2-2 3.32 ERA) SV: David Virgil (5)
HR: Asheville: Pambo Rivera (6) Fernando Gonzalez (2)
Player Of The Game: SP Kit Newell Asheville
8.0 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 5 K

Asheville 2040 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series Champions

It was a hard-fought battle for both teams to make it this far. But as the saying goes, "to the victors go the spoils." For the victorious Asheville Smokies, that meant the SIM Baseball League SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series trophy.  

The Smokies took a 4-1 victory over the New York Enforcers at Enforcers Field, winning their 2nd championship after taking the series 4-2.

"We've got grit," said Smokies starting pitcher Kit Newell, who was named MVP of the series. "We know how to win when we have to."

The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the Syndicate League Central and a 93-69 record.

2041

CALGARY STUNS NORFOLK WITH SWEEP, WIN 2041 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Calgary teammates are presented the ever-elusive and 2041 SIMBL Coveted Cup after surprisingly sweeping the SL champion Norfolk 4-0 holding them to 5 runs in the four games and win the 2041 SIMBL championship which is the fifth in team history  and first since the 2032 season and join their other SIMBL CS titles in 2018, 2023, 2025 and 2032.

2041 SIMBL CS:
Calgary 4 Norfolk 0

2041 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Calgary 7 Norfolk 3
Game Two: Calgary 6 Norfolk 1
Game Three: Calgary 6 Norfolk 2
Game Four: Calgary 2 Norfolk 0

2041 SIMBL CS MVP:
3B Ramiro Sanchez Calgary

WATCH 2041 SIMBL CS REPLAYS & HIGHLIGHTS HERE

2041 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

CALGARY 2 NORFOLK 0
Calgary Wins Series 4-0
WP: Jude Farrell (3-1 4.13 ERA) LP: David Perez (1-3 3.19 ERA) SV: Keith Patterson (3)
HR: Calgary: Ramiro Sanchez (5)
Player Of The Game: SP Jude Farrell Calgary
7.2 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 3 K

Calgary Sweeps SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series

The season came to a crashing halt for the Norfolk Buccaneers when the Calgary Clippers beat them 2-0 today at Pirates Cove to sweep the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series 4-0.

Fans in Calgary have already begun the celebration, and officials are expecting huge numbers when the championship parade takes place in a few days.

"Unbelievable for us, for our fans," an elated Clippers skipper Christian DeMarco said. "This team has worked as hard as any team ever. They deserve it. What these guys have done, they're going to enjoy for a long time."

This was the 5th championship for the Clippers.

After the game, Norfolk manager Brandon Popper was asked by reporters what it's like to lose in the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

"You want the results to be different," he said. "They simply outplayed us, they deserve it. They beat us. They're the champions."

Calgary finished the season with a record of 93-69 and ranked first in the Union League Central.

Norfolk GM Brandon Popper ran the first three games of the 2041 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series on New Years Eve and shockingly the Calgary Clippers of GM Christian DeMarco held a surprising and commanding three games to zero lead on the SL champion Buccaneers.

When the holiday settled down along with me being sick calming down and not related to New Years, the concluding 2041 SIMBL CS Games 4-7 were run and Calgary stunned Norfolk with only the sixth sweep in the 37 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and first since the 2034 season when Dallas swept Chicago and the 'Clips are the 2041 SIMBL champions.

Calgary's pitching staff stunned the second-highest scoring and powerful Norfolk offense holding them to only 5 runs in the four games.  

The Clippers win their 5th SIMBL championship which sits second in league history to San Diego's mammoth 11 titles.  It was the Clippers first championship in 9 seasons since their last in 2032 when they defeated Hawaii.

36 year-old long-time Clipper third baseman Ramiro Sanchez was named the 2041 SIMBL CS MVP.  Ramirez, a five-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner, was the #8 overall pick by Calgary in the 2027 SIMBL Draft is in his 13th season manning third base for the Blue And Yellow and in his 12th full-time season and has hit 374 career home runs and is seeking to join the exclusive 400 career home run list with 26 more home runs next season which will be a contract season for the long-time Clipper.

Brandon's Bucs ended a 11-season postseason drought last season and made it to the SLCS before being ousted by eventual 2040 SIMBL champion Asheville.  The Bucs made it to two consecutive SLCS this season beating Sacramento in an incredible seven-game series won by Nyomo Yokata's 3-run walk-off home run to end the series.  Norfolk ended a 33-season franchise drought in getting to their first SIMBL CS since the well-documented and well-remembered former Pocatello Timberjacks became the only team in SIMBL history to comeback from a 3-1 series deficit in the SIMBL CS and stunned Texas in winning their only franchise title in 2008.

The two teams helped each other out without even knowing it and that they would meet as rivals for all the marbles in the 2041 SIMBL CS only months later at the time by consuming a blockbuster trade in June of this past season.  Norfolk sent MVP candidate Tony Harmon to the already potent Clippers offense while Calgary parted with who they planned on being a franchise cornerstone in 27 year-old outfielder Kevin Fitzgerald along with Top 100-rated prospect and 98-100 MPH-throwing SP Bernando Sanchez.

Both players had outstanding seasons with their new teams and were instrumental in helping them win in the regular and postseasons.  After the trade, the 31 year-old Harmon had a breakout and MVP season hitting .325 with 25 HR and 56 HR and an blistering OPS of .940 in 88 games with Calgary after the trade.  He finished as a serious 2041 MVP candidate by hitting .325 which was third in the entire SIMBL with 40 HR (4th in the SIMBL) 105 RBI and an outstanding OPS of .940 which was first in the UL and third in the SIMBL behind SL MVP candidate Boston's Hugh Gordon and Hawaii's young phenom Hector Colon.

Fitzgerald was also very impressive and critical in helping the Bucs advance to their first SIMBL CS in 33 seasons after trading away such a big offensive and defensive weapon like Harmon. "Fitz" hit .302 with 8 HR and 40 RBI and 46 SB in 89 starts after the trade.  Fitzgerald was also as stellar or more defensively in which he was one of the few outfielders in the SIMBL with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage and didn't make an error in 223 total chances and in 790.1 innings played and is a deserving candidate for a SL Gold Glove Award in this season's SIMBL GM Awards voting.

Both players were also instrumental in advancing their respective teams in the postseason as both were solid and came through in clutch situations when the best of the best rise to the top in the ever-unpredictable SIMBL playoffs.  

Harmon hit .297 with 2 HR and 14 critical RBI with a .796 OPS in 64 at bats.  Fitzgerald hit .264 with 4 HR and 12 RBI with 18 SB and a .679 OPS in his 72 postseason at bats.

Congratulations to Brandon on a great run and to all SIMBL GMs on yet another successful, fun and competitive 37th season of play in the SIMBL together. As we all know anything can happen in the SIMBL as Sacramento GM Jason Gregory's Giants went from the second-worst record in the SIMBL last season at 62-100 and gaining phenom SP Pablo Mendez with the #2 overall pick of last season's draft and turned things around in one season wining their first SL West title in 13 seasons and were one inning and an improbable Nyomo Yokata ninth-inning Game Seven series-winning 3-run homer from advancing to their first SIMBL CS in 15 seasons.

We now need all of your 2041 GM Awards ballots (both the StatsLab and Forum ballots) so we can put them into the file so we can progress ahead to our off-season.  It's one of the few requirements asked of all to be in such a league so please take 5-10 minutes and have some baseball fun and vote for your winners and let's be able to move ahead quicker.

The next SIM will be needing your team options either accepted or voided, your arbitration offers via export and the pending free agent class will be all announced with the next file.  If you need help in your player team options contact me and tell me who and what you want to do and with whom.  Also, this is the last chance for contract extensions so get all of these in via export ASAP.  You can find your team option players needed and your pending free agents HERE.

Since we didn't finalize our free agency compensation league discussion we still have to now figure out how to improve and overhaul it or get rid of for 2043.  The idea is good for compensating teams for lost players and it has been proven to help teams contend sooner then helpless and long rebuilds but we need to find a way to cut the requirements of what makes a Type A and Type B (Example: age, rankings in league, etc...) so we can reduce the amount of players deserving so the compensation round doesn't go 10-30 picks as the teams in the top of the draft who need and earned the chance at obtaining the top second round talent.

Again great season guys and you guys make the league what it is for us to have a little fun with.

The 2042 off-season SIM schedule will be announced shortly and posted on top of the SIMBL Front Page during the off-season as is tradition and we will be sending out daily emails for our daily off-season SIMs which we will run nightly until 2042 Opening Day.

We are on to SIMBL season 38 and let the off-season frenzy begin.  The season file has been rolled to the start of the off-season and new finances have been calculated and given to each team.  Remember to now export in your team options found in team emails, your arbitration offers and any last-minute free agent contract extensions.

2042

CLIPPERS GO BACK-TO-BACK SWEEPS TO REPEAT AS 2042 SIMBL CHAMPIONS

Calgary Becomes Third Team In 38-Seasons To Repeat; Shock & Hold Tampa Bay To 3 Runs In Four-Game Sweep

The Calgary Clippers celebrate receiving the SIMBL Coveted Cup after shocking and sweeping the SL champion Tampa Bay Silverbacks in the 2042 SIMBL CS.  The Clippers became only the third team in the SIMBL's 38-season history to win back-to-back titles and the first team to sweep consecutive SIMBL CS series.

Calgary CF Tony Harmon (above right) crosses home plate after putting the final nail in the coffin with his home run in Game Four to give the Clippers a 6-1 win and clinch their second consecutive SIMBL championship with a four-game sweep over Tampa Bay in the 2042 SIMBL CS.

Tampa Bay slugger Jesus Diaz (above), the 2039 SL Rookie Of The Year coming off his fourth consecutive 30+ HR/90+ RBI season, reflects on what could've been after the last out of Game Four of the 2042 SIMBL CS for his SL champion Silverbacks who lost their second SIMBL CS in the past four seasons to UL opponents.  Tampa Bay lost the 2042 SIMBL CS to Calgary in four games and lost to New York in six games in the 2039 SIMBL CS.

2042 SIMBL CS:
CALGARY 4 TAMPA BAY 0

2042 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Calgary 5 Tampa Bay 1
Game Two: Calgary 4 Tampa Bay 0
Game Three: Calgary 5 Tampa Bay 1
Game Four: Calgary 6 Tampa Bay 1

The Calgary Clippers of GM Christian DeMarco have defeated the Tampa Bay Silverbacks of GM Jeff Palin in a four-game sweep to win the 2042 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

The Clippers, known for their league-leading offense, posted one of the most dominating SIMBL CS pitching performances in league history surprisingly holding the solid Tampa offense to 3 runs in four games.

Calgary becomes only the third team in the SIMBL's long 38-season history to defend their title and repeat as league champions joining the 2005-2007 'three-peat' San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware and the 2037-2038 Toronto Rush of GM Eric Savard. The Clips' went 12-2 in the postseason which is the second-best postseason run next to the 2016 San Diego Warewolves who went 12-0 in the only undefeated postseason run in league history.  Calgary swept Norfolk in last season's 2041 SIMBL CS and become the first team in SIMBL history to sweep back-to-back title series.  It's the sixth overall SIMBL championship for the Clippers and their fifth in the current 24-season SIMBL New File Era (2019-current).

Tampa Bay made it to the SIMBL CS for the second time in the past four seasons losing also 2039 in six games to New York.  The franchise is now 0-3 in title series and still looking for the elusive first SIMBL championship also losing in 2007 as the former Augusta Spartans to San Diego as the third piece of the only three-peat in league history by the 2005-2007 'Wolves.

The UL, once considered inferior to the SL in championships, now have won eight of the last nine SIMBL championships going back to the 2034 season.

Calgary 2B Trevor Lane was named the 2042 SIMBL CS MVP.

The postseason SIMs  were independently run by Norfolk Bucs GM Brandon Popper who handled the duties superbly.

Congratulations to Christian and to Jeff for a great run and to every GM in the SIMBL for another successful, fun and competitive 38th season of play and history whether winning or rebuilding as one of the most competitive leagues online.  The 2043 off-season is fast approaching as well as the 2043 SIMBL Draft.  The official 2043 off-season SIM schedule has been announced and arbitrations and free agents are declared on Sunday March 25, 2018.

2042 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

CALGARY 6 TAMPA BAY 1
WP: Javier Luna (3-0 2.70 ERA) LP: Ugo Del Costello (0-1 6.75 ERA)
HR: Calgary: Tony Harmon (2) Ramiro Sanchez (3) Hue Henderson (2) Tampa Bay: Ryan Van Keuren (2)
Player Of The Game: SP Javier Luna Calgary
7.0 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 5 K

Calgary Sweeps SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series

The season came to a crashing halt for the Tampa Bay Silverbacks when the Calgary Clippers beat them 6-1 today at Cobb Field to sweep the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series 4-0.

Fans in Calgary have already begun the celebration, and officials are expecting huge numbers when the championship parade takes place in a few days.

"Unbelievable for us, for our fans," an elated Clippers skipper Christian DeMarco said. "This team has worked as hard as any team ever. They deserve it. What these guys have done, they're going to enjoy for a long time."

This was the 6th championship for the Clippers.

After the game, Tampa Bay manager Jeff Palin was asked by reporters what it's like to lose in the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

"You want the results to be different," he said. "They simply outplayed us, they deserve it. They beat us. They're the champions."

Calgary finished the season with a record of 98-64 and ranked first in the Union League Central.

2043

CALGARY OUSTS HAWAII IN SIX GAMES IN 2043 SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, BECOME SECOND TEAM IN SIMBL HISTORY TO WIN THREE CONSECUTIVE TITLES

Calgary teammates celebrate receiving the 2043 Coveted Cup trophy after the Clippers defeated the Hawaii Pineapples in six games for the 2043 SIMBL championship.  The Clippers become the second team in SIMBL history to win three consecutive championships and have gone 12-2 in their three-championship run the past three seasons in the SIMBL title series.

Calgary SS Pedro Santana (above) was named the 2043 SIMBL CS MVP.  Santana is one of a handful of players to win two MVP awards in one postseason and one of a few to win a a LCS and SIMBL CS MVP in tandem.  After the best season of his young career when he hit .302 with a SIMBL leading 47 HR and 153 RBI, the former #13 overall pick of the 2036 SIMBL Draft, hit .429 with 6 HR and 21 RBI in 14 games this past postseason.

2043 SIMBL CS:
CALGARY 4 HAWAII 2

2043 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Calgary 8 Hawaii 6
Game Two: Calgary 7 Hawaii 2
Game Three: Hawaii 8 Calgary 3
Game Four: Hawaii 3 Calgary 1
Game Five: Calgary 5 Hawaii 4 (11 Innings)
Game Six: Calgary 9 Hawaii 4

Norfolk GM Brandon Popper ran the 2043 SIMBL CS Games 4-7 SIM and the 2043 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series is in the books.

Congratulations to GM Christian DeMarco as his Calgary Clippers become only the second team in the SIMBL's 39-season history to 'three-peat' as SIMBL champions and win three consecutive league championships.  The Clips join the 2005-2007 San Diego Warewolves of GM Paul Ware in the club.

Calgary defeated GM David MacKenzie's Hawaii Pineapples in six games after the Pineapples won Game Four to even the series at two games apiece.

The Clippers broke the longest-standing record in the SIMBL this season by scoring 974 runs to become the highest-scoring team in SIMBL history.  Calgary broke San Diego's team mark of 966 runs set in 2005 which was the SIMBL's inaugural first season of play.

Calgary SS Pedro Santana was named the 2043 SIMBL CS MVP after winning the 2043 ULCS MVP award as well.

A team from the Union League has now won the SIMBL championship in 9 out of the last 10 seasons (Dallas, Westbury, Texas, Toronto, New York & Calgary).

Congratulations to Dave on a great season and to all SIMBL GMs for another competitive, fun and successful 39th season of play and history together.

Mandatory 2043 GM Awards continue and are due on Tuesday June 12, 2018 at 5:00 PM EDT.

The 2044 off-season will start on Tuesday June 12, 2018 with contract options, final contract extensions and arbitration offers due on Tuesday.  2044 Free Agency SIM 1 will be run on Wednesday June 13, 2018 and the complete 2044 off-season SIM schedule will be announced and posted shortly.  You can find the pending and prospective 2044 free agents here.

2043 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

CALGARY 8 HAWAII 6
Calgary Leads Series 1-0
WP: Javier Luna (2-0 2.45 ERA) LP: David Estever (1-3 4.50 ERA) HOLD: Kade Ratzlaff (1) SV: Russell Kirk (4)
HR: Hawaii: Kenny Lee Swank (2) Gabriel Flores (1) Calgary: Pedro Santana (5) Ramiro Sanchez 2 (3)
Player Of The Game: 3B Ramiro Sanchez Calgary
3 for 5 2 R BB 2 HR 3 RBI

Sanchez, Calgary Start SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series Strong with Home Win

The Calgary Clippers started the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in style today, downing the visiting Hawaii Pineapples at Victors Field by a score of 8-6 to stake an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Clippers third baseman Ramiro Sanchez was named player of the game after he was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice.

Pedro Santana, who won the Daryl Ryles Slugger Of The Year MVP Award in 2041, chipped in for Calgary with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the shortstop had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Santana said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow at Victors Field. The scheduled starters for the game are Ricardo Camacho for the Hawaii Pineapples and Anthony Miner for the the Calgary Clippers.

2043 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

CALGARY 7 HAWAII 2
Calgary Leads Series 2-0
WP: A. Miner (3-0 3.35 ERA) LP: R. Camacho (1-2 4.94 ERA)
HR : Hawaii: Jake Boles (3) Deryk Ryles (4)
Player Of The Game: SP Anthony Miner Calgary
9.0 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 12 K

Miner Handcuffs Pineapples, Clippers Seize 2-0 Advantage in Round 3

The Calgary Clippers got a strong performance from pitcher Anthony Miner, who stymied the visiting Hawaii Pineapples en route to a 7-2 win in Game 2 of the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series today. The Pineapples could never get a bead on the left-handed Miner, who threw 9 innings of 4-hit ball to earn player of the game honors. The Clippers now hold a 2-0 in the best-of-7 series.

Miner was in the zone all game. He frustrated Hawaii hitters while giving the Clippers 9 innings of quality work. Miner threw 132 pitches, allowing 4 hits and getting 12 punchouts.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Miner said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."

Game 3 is set to be played Wednesday at E Komo Mai Field. Slated to start are Manny Soto for the Calgary Clippers and Hideki Morita for the the Hawaii Pineapples.

2043 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

HAWAII 8 CALGARY 3
Calgary Leads Series 2-1
WP Hideki Morita (3-0 3.42 ERA) LP Manny Soto (1-2 6.08 ERA)
HR: Calgary: Tony Harmon (1) Pedro Santana (6)
Player Of The Game: SS Gabriel Flores Hawaii
3 for 3 1 R 2 2B 2 BB 2 RBI

Hawaii Wins at Home to Narrow Series Deficit to 2-1

The Hawaii Pineapples have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Calgary Clippers, winning 8-3 at E Komo Mai Field today. Pineapples shortstop Gabriel Flores was named player of the game after he was 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The win cuts the deficit facing the Pineapples to 2-1 in the best-of-7 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

The game hit a turning point in the bottom of the fifth inning, when the Pineapples were trailing 2-1. Michael Wigginton delivered a two-out 2-run double for Hawaii, catapulting his team into the lead.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Wigginton said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."

Game 4 is scheduled for tomorrow at E Komo Mai Field. Slated to start are Gilberto Perez for Calgary and Jose DeLeon for Hawaii.

2043 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

HAWAII 3 CALGARY 1
Series Tied 2-2
WP: Jose DeLeon (2-2 2.81 ERA) LP: Gilberto Perez (1-1 2.89 ERA) SV: Hank Savage (6)
HR: Hawaii: Jake Boles (4)
Player Of The Game: SP Jose DeLeon Hawaii

Raucous E Komo Mai Field Crowd Propels Pineapples to 3-1 Victory; Series Tied at 2

The Hawaii Pineapples topped the Calgary Clippers by the score of 3-1 and moved into a 2-2 tie in the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series today. The largest share of the credit went to player of the game and Hawaii starter Jose DeLeon, who threw 8 innings of 5-hit ball in the win.

Jake Boles, who won the Chris Cota Rookie Of The Year Award in 2029, aided the Hawaii cause with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the right fielder went 1-4 with a home run.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," DeLeon said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow. Slated to start are Javier Luna for Calgary and David Estever for Hawaii.

2043 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

CALGARY 5 HAWAII 4 (MIKE BOZEMAN SOLO HOME RUN OFF OF HANK SAVAGE TOP OF 11TH INNING)
Calgary Leads Series 3-2
WP: Russell Kirk (3-1 0.73 ERA) LP: Hank Savage (2-1 2.25 ERA) BS: Kade Ratzlaff (1)
HR: Calgary: Kiki Jefferson (2) Mike Bozeman (1) Hawaii: Marcos Garcia (1)
Player Of The Game: SP Javier Luna Calgary
7.0 IP 5 H 3 R 2 ER 1 BB 6 K

Host Pineapples Drop Pivotal Game 5, Now Trail Series 3-2

The Calgary Clippers went into extra innings against the Hawaii Pineapples but ultimately moved to within one game of the Round 4 today. The Clippers downed the Pineapples at E Komo Mai Field by a score of 5-4. Calgary left-hander Javier Luna was named player of the game after a solid outing in which he threw 7 innings of 5-hit ball. The win gives the Clippers a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-7 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

Mike Bozeman's hit in the top of the 11th was a game-changer. With no one out, he rapped a sinker from Hank Savage for a solo home run. It put Calgary in front, 5-4.

"We were the better team today. Maybe that won't be the case next game, but we'll enjoy it for now," Luna told the Calgary Times.

The next game is scheduled for Sunday, November 1st, 2043. The scheduled starters for the game are Ricardo Camacho for Hawaii and Anthony Miner for Calgary.

2043 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

CALGARY 9 HAWAII 4
Calgary Wins Series 4-2
WP: Anthony Miner (4-0 3.15 ERA) LP: Ricardo Camacho (1-3 5.81 ERA)
HR: Calgary: Tony Harmon (2) Eugene Pete (2)
Player Of The Game: SP Anthony Miner Calgary
8.0 IP 5 H 3 R 2 ER 2 BB 8 K

Calgary 2043 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series Champions

It was a hard-fought battle for both teams to make it this far. But as the saying goes, "to the victors go the spoils." For the victorious Calgary Clippers, that meant the SIM Baseball League SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series trophy.

The Clippers took a 9-4 victory over the Hawaii Pineapples at Victors Field, winning their 6th championship after taking the series 4-2.

"We've got grit," said Clippers shortstop Pedro Santana, who was named MVP of the series. "We know how to win when we have to."

The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the Union League Central and a 103-59 record.

2044

WESTBURY WINS 2044 SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP IN FIVE GAMES OVER LAS VEGAS

Cannons Become Worst Regular Season Record In SIMBL History To Win SIMBL Title

The celebration begins for the Westbury Cannons who shocked the Las Vegas Hustlers and the entire SIMBL as they won the 2044 SIMBL championship after finishing the season with a 79-83 record which is now the worst regular season record in the SIMBL's 40-season history to win a SIMBL championship.  The Cannons knocked off the heavily-favored defending three-time champion Calgary Clippers in the first round, a young and talented favored Texas Roadrunners team in the ULCS second round and the favored 88-74 SL wildcard Las Vegas Hustlers outscoring them 41-13 in just five games.

Westbury first baseman Cade Maxwell (above) takes a break outside the batters box after rain started to fall in SIMBL CS Game Six.  The 29 year-old former #1 overall prospect in the SIMBL hit .474 with 0 HR and 7 RBI with a 1.026 OPS and was named the MVP of the 2044 SIMBL CS.  Maxwell hit .309 with 29 HR and 105 RBI this past season which was his fourth consecutive 28+ HR 100+ RBI season.  In 2043, the 10/7/10/5/8-rated three-time All-Star hit .291 with 41 HR and 142 RBIs, all career-highs.

2044 SIMBL CS:
WESTBURY 4 LAS VEGAS 1

2044 SIMBL CS MVP:
1B Cade Maxwell Westbury

2044 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Westbury 6 Las Vegas 0
Game Two: Westbury 8 Las Vegas 6
Game Three: Las Vegas 11 Westbury 4
Game Four: Westbury 7 Las Vegas 0
Game Five: Westbury 9 Las Vegas 3

The 2044 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series is in the books and with that, the SIMBL's 40th anniversary season has concluded.

Congratulations to Westbury GM Bill Atteberry as his Cannons win the 2044 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and are the new defending SIMBL champs.  The Cannons, with a 79-83 regular season record, become the worst regular season record to ever win a SIMBL championship in the SIMBL's 40-season history.  It's Bill's second SIMBL championship in his long tenure in the league.

The Cannons outscored the Hustlers 41-13 and shutout the Hustlers twice in the five-game series.  The 28-run deficit is one of the largest run differential gaps in SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series history.

Westbury first baseman Cade Maxwell joined the greats in SIMBL history and was named the 2044 SIMBL CS MVP.

Congratulations to Las Vegas GM Carl Hannah on a great run and his first trip to the SIMBL CS in 13 seasons.

The Cannons eclipse the Cinderella 2008 Pocatello Timberjacks, who became the first of only two teams in SIMBL history to go from worst-to-first-to-championship in one season, with the worst regular season record at 79-83 to win the SIMBL championship.  Pocatello went 85-77 in the 2008 season and beat two 100-win juggernauts to complete the worst-to-champions cycle from 2007 to 2008.

Westbury also made more SIMBL postseason history by becoming the first team in the SIMBL's 40-season history to win all games in a postseason series by one run as they won each game of their six-game ULDS series against Calgary by exactly one run.

It's the second championship for Westbury in the past 9 seasons and the second overall in franchise history.  The Cannons previously won the 2035 SIMBL championship over the heavily-favored Chicago Hitmen.  Westbury, after making it to the ULCS in three of the past four seasons and getting knocked out by Calgary in the postseason in the past three consecutive seasons, make the transition this season and won the UL and finally avenged the Clippers by knocking them out in six games in the first round, and won the ULCS over a young Texas team that is appearing to be making their first babysteps on the same earned path losing the past two ULCS series in the past two seasons.

The mandatory voting for the 2044 SIMBL GM Awards will be next as well as the posting of the official 2045 off-season SIM schedule coming shortly.  The 2045 arbitration and free agents revealing SIM will be next so your arbitration and final contract extension offers are due immediately and will pass with the next SIM.  Also, the official 2045 SIMBL Draft order will be announced as is usual after the SIMBL CS.

Congratulations to Bill and the entire SIMBL family on yet another fun, exciting and competitive season together.  We now move forward to the frenzy of another off-season and onwards to SIMBL Season 41 together shortly.

2044 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

WESTBURY 6 LAS VEGAS 0
Westbury Leads Series 1-0
W: Tommy Murphy (1-1 1.35 ERA) L: Joe Cameron (2-2 2.86 ERA)
HR: Westbury: Manny Lopez (1)
Player Of The Game: SP Tommy Murphy Westbury
7.1 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 5 K

Murphy Handcuffs Hustlers, Cannons Seize 1-0 Advantage in Round 3

Tommy Murphy and the Westbury Cannons opened the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in brilliant fashion today, traveling to Las Vegas and shutting out the host Hustlers at Guinness Park 6-0 to secure an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Murphy, the Cannons right-hander, was named player of the game as he threw 7 innings of shutout ball.

Murphy was in the zone all game. He frustrated Las Vegas hitters while giving the Cannons 7.1 innings of quality work. Murphy threw 101 pitches, allowing 4 hits and getting 5 punchouts.

"I'm proud to wear a Westbury jersey," Murphy told the Westbury Gazette. "We played a good game and came out with the win. What more can you ask for?"

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow. Slated to start are David Ellison for the Westbury Cannons and Brock Vinci for the the Las Vegas Hustlers.

2044 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

WESTBURY 8 LAS VEGAS 6
Westbury Leads Series 2-0
W: Francisco Hernandez (1-0 2.57 ERA) L: Brock Vinci (0-3 14.66 ERA) SV: Rodrigo Cruz (7)
HR: Westbury: Keith Giles (2) Manny Lopez (2) Las Vegas: Charles Arms (4) Robert Sladky (2)
Player Of The Game: CF Charles Arms Las Vegas
2 for 3 2 R 2 BB 2 SB Solo Home Run 1 RBI

Cannons Win to Extend Series Lead to 2-0

Las Vegas center fielder Charles Arms pounded Westbury Cannons pitchers at Guinness Park, but it was not enough to keep the Hustlers from falling, 8-6 in Game 2 of the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series. Arms was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and was named player of the game for his efforts, even as he saw the Hustlers slip to a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-7 series.

Manny Lopez helped his team jump on top from the get-go. His first time up in the top of the first, he cranked a 3-run home run to give Westbury a 3-0 lead.

"Some of the guys in here work hard, some of the guys just kind of fall out of bed and get it done. Whatever works I guess, we won this one," Lopez told the Westbury Gazette.

The next game is scheduled for Wednesday. Slated to start are Gary Richards for Las Vegas and Fred Flory for Westbury.

2044 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

LAS VEGAS 11 WESTBURY 4
Westbury Leads Series 2-1
W: Gary Richards (4-0 2.65 ERA) L: Fred Flory (0-1 5.56 ERA) SV: Daniel Hunter (1)
HR: Las Vegas: Garrett Knight (2) Tank Lee (4)
Player Of The Game: DH Tank Lee Las Vegas
2 for 4 R 2B Three-Run HR BB 5 RBI

Lee, Hustlers Wallop Cannons in Game 3 of Round 3

The Las Vegas Hustlers have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Westbury Cannons, winning 11-4 at Canford Park today. Hustlers designated hitter Tank Lee was named player of the game after he was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. The win cuts the deficit facing the Hustlers to 2-1 in the best-of-7 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

Lee had a big at-bat with the bases loaded in the top of the first inning, when he hit a 2-run double. The Hustlers went on to win.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Lee said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."

Game 4 is set to be played tomorrow in Westbury. Slated to start are Patrick Bennett for the Las Vegas Hustlers and Nathan Crawford for the the Westbury Cannons.

2044 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

WESTBURY 7 LAS VEGAS 0
Westbury Leads Series 3-1
W: Nathan Crawford (1-1 1.11 ERA) L: Patrick Bennett (3-1 2.05 ERA)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: SP Nathan Crawford Westbury
5.2 IP 6 H 4 R 3 ER 3 BB 4 K

Almost There: Westbury On Cusp of Round 3 Triumph After 7-0 Win

The Westbury Cannons got a strong performance from pitcher Nathan Crawford, who stymied the visiting Las Vegas Hustlers en route to a 7-0 win in Game 4 of the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series today. The Hustlers could never get a bead on the left-handed Crawford, who threw 6 innings of shutout ball to earn player of the game honors. The Cannons now hold a 3-1 in the best-of-7 series.

Westbury third baseman Mark Webster helped the Cannons go up, 3-0, in the bottom of the second inning. With the game tied, Webster hit a bases-clearing triple off Las Vegas pitcher Patrick Bennett.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Crawford said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow. The scheduled starters for the game are Joe Cameron for Las Vegas and Jed Phillips for Westbury.

2044 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

WESTBURY 9 LAS VEGAS 3
Westbury Wins Series 4-1
W: Jed Phillips (1-2 4.26 ERA) L: Joe Cameron (2-3 4.67 ERA)
HR: Westbury: Mark Webster (4) Manny Lopez (3)
Player Of The Game: SP Jed Phillips Westbury
7.0 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 1 K

Westbury 2044 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series Champions

It was a hard-fought battle for both teams to make it this far. But as the saying goes, "to the victors go the spoils." For the victorious Westbury Cannons, that meant the SIM Baseball League SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series trophy.

The Cannons took a 9-3 victory over the Las Vegas Hustlers at Canford Park, winning their 2nd championship after taking the series 4-1.

"We've got grit," said Cannons first baseman Cade Maxwell, who was named MVP of the series. "We know how to win when we have to."

The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the Union League East and a 79-83 record.

ANN ARBOR WINS FIRST COVETED CUP TITLE OVER KNOXVILLE & ARE 2045 SIMBL CHAMPIONS

The celebration begins for the Ann Arbor Wolverines who defeated the Knoxville Lumberkings in six games to claim the first SIMBL championship in their 41-season franchise history.  The Wolverines broke a 2-2 series tie by winning Game Five on the road and Game Six at home to win the 2045 SIMBL championship.

Ann Arbor fans and players start to celebrate in the 9th inning of Game Six of the 2045 SIMBL CS against Knoxville as the Wolverines headed to winning the 2045 SIMBL Coveted Cup and the first championship in the 41-year history of the franchise.

Ann Arbor catcher Ian Summers, a mid-season pickup by Wolverines GM Troy Vogel, was outstanding in the 2045 SIMBL CS hitting .400 with 4 HR and 7 RBI and a 1.050 OPS in six games and was named the 2045 SIMBL CS MVP.

Knoxville faithful, who sold-out their Lumberkings' Jack Daniel Stadium to watch the Game Six road loss to Ann Arbor on the team's Jumbotron scoreboard, react to the last out of the 2045 SIMBL CS in which their Lumberkings went down to the Wolverines in six games after reaching the first SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in the franchise's 41-season history after failing to reach the title series in 13 previous postseason appearances.

2045 SIMBL CS:
ANN ARBOR 4 KNOXVILLE 2

2045 SIMBL CS MVP:
C Ian Summers Ann Arbor

2044 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:
Game One: Ann Arbor 7 Knoxville 5
Game Two: Knoxville 5 Ann Arbor 1
Game Three: Ann Arbor 2 Knoxville 0
Game Four: Knoxville 10 Ann Arbor 9
Game Five: Ann Arbor 5 Knoxville 3
Game Six: Ann Arbor 4 Knoxville 2

The 2045 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series is in the books.

Congratulations to Ann Arbor GM Troy Vogel whose Wolverines defeated the Knoxville Lumberkings of GM Andy Hutchinson in six games to win the 2045 SIMBL championship in a meeting of two franchises who made it to the title series for the first time in their histories.

It's the second SIMBL championship for Troy who also won the 2029 SIMBL title with his former team, the Hawaii Pineapples, with which he went to three SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in four seasons between 2029 and 2032.  It's the first SIMBL championship in the 41-season history of the franchise.  Congratulations to Andy who also advanced to his first SIMBL CS and the first one in the 41-season history of his franchise as well.

Ann Arbor catcher Ian Summers, acquired in a mid-season trade from Boston, was named 2045 SIMBL CS MVP.  The former #21 overall pick of the 2035 SIMBL Draft hit .400 with 4 HR and 7 RBI in the series scoring six runs.

Congratulations to all SIMBL GMs on another successful, fun and competitive season as we are now officially into the off-season heading to our 42nd season of competitive play.

The official 2046 off-season SIM schedule has been announced with final contract extensions, team options and arbitrations due on Tuesday November 13, 2018 when the 2046 free agency class will be announced.

2045 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

ANN ARBOR 7 KNOXVILLE 5
Ann Arbor Leads Series 1-0
W: Jason Brewer (2-0 3. 3.43 ERA) L: Colin Wright (1-2 3.55 ERA) HLD: Todd Newell (3) SV: Ernesto Lopez (5)
HR: Knoxville: Bobby Papesh (3) Miguel Angel Banda (5) Ann Arbor: Arlen Cox (1) Tyler Conway (5) Ian Summers (4) Kendry Barbee (3)
Player Of The Game: C Ian Summers Ann Arbor
3 for 4 2 R Solo HR 1 RBI

Summers, Ann Arbor Start SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series Strong with Home Win

The Ann Arbor Wolverines started the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series in style today, downing the visiting Knoxville Lumberkings at The Wolves Den by a score of 7-5 to stake an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Wolverines catcher Ian Summers was named player of the game after he was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs.

Tyler Conway, who is a seven-time All-Star, chipped in for Ann Arbor with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"We're one game closer to our goal," Ann Arbor manager Troy Vogel said later. "It isn't any more complicated than that."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at The Wolves Den. Slated to start are Sergio Santiago for the Knoxville Lumberkings and Julian Fernandez for the the Ann Arbor Wolverines.

2045 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

KNOXVILLE 5 ANN ARBOR 1
Series Tied 1-1
W: Sergio Santiago (3-1 3.76) L: Julian Fernandez (2-1 4.42 ERA)
HR: Knoxville: Nicolas Pagano (2) Ann Arbor: Manuel Ayala (3)
Player Of The Game: SP Sergio Santiago Knoxville
7.0 IP 9 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 7 K

Knoxville Win Evens Series at 1

The Knoxville Lumberkings topped the Ann Arbor Wolverines by the score of 5-1 and moved into a 1-1 tie in the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series today. The largest share of the credit went to player of the game and Knoxville starter Sergio Santiago, who threw 7 innings allowing 1 run in the win.

Bobby Papesh, who is a nine-time All-Star, aided the Knoxville cause with a 2-run single in the top of the fourth. For the game, the designated hitter was 2-4 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Knoxville manager Andy Hutchinson.

The next game is set to be played Wednesday at Jack Daniels Field in Knoxville. Slated to start are Richard Nagy for the Ann Arbor Wolverines and Michael Parks for the the Knoxville Lumberkings.

2045 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

ANN ARBOR 2 KNOXVILLE 0
W: Richard Nagy (3-0 2.37 ERA) L: Michael Parks (3-1 2.90 ERA) SV: Ernesto Lopez (6)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: SP Richard Nagy Ann Arbor
8.0 IP 6 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 10 K

Nagy Handcuffs Lumberkings, Wolverines Seize 2-1 Advantage in Round 3

Richard Nagy pitched a gem to help the Ann Arbor Wolverines escape with a tight 2-0 victory over the Knoxville Lumberkings in a low-scoring SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series contest today. The left-handed Nagy threw 8 innings of shutout ball in the win, just enough for the Wolverines on a day when their offense dried up. Ann Arbor now leads the best-of-7 series 2-1.

Nagy was in the zone all game. He frustrated Knoxville hitters while giving the Wolverines 8 innings of quality work. Nagy threw 126 pitches, allowing 6 hits and getting 10 punchouts.

"Richard is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Ann Arbor manager Troy Vogel.

Game 4 is set to be played tomorrow at Jack Daniels Field in Knoxville. Slated to start are Tommy Viola for the Ann Arbor Wolverines and Michael Kuhlmann for the the Knoxville Lumberkings.

2045 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

KNOXVILLE 10 ANN ARBOR 9
Series Tied 2-2
W: Jon Curran (1-0 1.93 ERA) L: Juan Jose Romero (0-1 2.19 ERA) HLD: Juan Mendez (2) Eugene Gregory (2) SV: Robert Freed (7)
HR: Ann Arbor: Kendry Barbee (4) Ian Summers 2 (6) Knoxville: Bryant Walters (5) Keiichi Hyobe (3) Jarred Bell (6) Randall Jordan (2) Kris Weston 2 (4)
Player Of The Game: SS Kris Weston Knoxville
4 for 4 2 R 2B 2 HR BB 3 RBI

Weston, Lumberkings Wallop Wolverines in Game 4 of Round 3

He may not do it as often as in his glory days, but Kris Weston showed today that he can still put on a show.

The 35-year-old Knoxville shortstop blasted the Ann Arbor Wolverines pitching staff in Game 4 of the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series at Jack Daniels Field today, taking player of the game honors and helping the Lumberkings move one game closer to a SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series appearance. Weston hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice as the Lumberkings took the 10-9 win. With it, Knoxville forced a 2-2 tie in the best-of-7 series.

Randall Jordan, who is a two-time All-Star, chipped in for Knoxville with a grand slam home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the left fielder had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We found a way to get it done," Jordan said.

Game 5 is set to be played tomorrow. The scheduled starters for the game are Jason Brewer for the Ann Arbor Wolverines and Colin Wright for the the Knoxville Lumberkings.

2045 SIMBL CS GAME FIVE:

ANN ARBOR 5 KNOXVILLE 3
Ann Arbor Leads Series 3-2
W: Jason Brewer (3-0 3.49 ERA) L: Colin Wright (1-3 4.45 ERA) HLD: Todd Newell (4) SV: Ernesto Lopez (7)
HR: Ann Arbor: Kendry Barbee (5) Knoxville: Keiichi Hyobe (4)
Player Of The Game: DH Kendry Barbee Ann Arbor
2 for 4 2-Run HR 3 RBI

Host Lumberkings Drop Pivotal Game 5, Now Trail Series 3-2

Ann Arbor designated hitter Kendry Barbee was the key at Jack Daniels Field today, being named player of the game as he powered the Wolverines to victory in a critical Game 5 of the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series. The Wolverines took the 5-3 win over the Knoxville Lumberkings to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.

The game turned with two out in the top of the fifth when Barbee, who is a ten-time All-Star, hit a 2-run home run. It propelled the Wolverines into the lead, 5-3.

"Feels good to get the job done," Barbee said after the game.

Game 6 is set to be played Sunday at The Wolves Den. Slated to start are Sergio Santiago for Knoxville and Julian Fernandez for Ann Arbor.

2045 SIMBL CS GAME SIX:

ANN ARBOR 4 KNOXVILLE 2
Ann Arbor Wins Series 4-2
W: Julian Fernandez (3-1 3.70 ERA) L: Sergio Santiago (3-2 4.13 ERA) HLD: Mitchell Ramsey (2)SV: Ernesto Lopez (8)
HR: Ann Arbor: Manuel Ayala (4) Ian Summers (7) Franklyn Borba (4)
Player Of The Game: SP Julian Fernandez Ann Arbor
6.0 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 9 K

Ann Arbor Takes Title

The Ann Arbor Wolverines ignited a huge celebration as they beat the Knoxville Lumberkings 4-2 to win the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

Ann Arbor won the series 4-2, capturing the title for the 1st time.

"We stepped it up at the right time, and now we're the champs," said Ann Arbor manager Troy Vogel. "It's a great feeling."

The champs finished the regular season 93-69 and claimed first place in the Union League West.

In the jubilant clubhouse after the decisive game, series MVP and catcher Ian Summers said the Wolverines have "great fans and they deserve this."

"I am so happy for our city right now," he said.