November 10, 1999
The Middlesex MSBL announces their league All-Stars!! All eight teams
selected their five All-Star representatives:
Orioles:
Tom Galvani(SS)
Brendan Doyle(CF)
Jeff Merzel(C)
Wally Siggins(P)
Barry Bennett(3B)
Dick Scullary(alt)
Bob Galvani(alt)
Yankees:
Mark Hoaglie
Jamie Ryan
Bill Senecal
Stan Litchman(P)
Bob Boermeester(P)
Brewers:
??
Indians:
Pat Kline(P)
Rich Leone(OF, P)
Fu Poon(C, 3B)
Tim McClain(C)
Jerry Guerra(2B)
Norm Lallier(alt)
Larry Rosoff(alt)
Phillies:
Pat Chieffalo(P)
Rob Meader
Jeff Langin(SS)
Craig Bagley(C)
Bill Hoover(3B)
Greg Dailey(alt)
Mark Rogers(alt)
Cubs:
Tom Barnes(P)
Dan Gould(2B, OF)
Andy Luckhardt(P)
Rich Schwarz(CF)
Bryon Withers(C)
Pete DiNatale(alt)
Eddie Murray(alt)
Cardinals:
Paul Murphy(P)
Pat Pisano
Steve Venture
Kenny Kundert
Braves:
Eric Gordon(3B, C)
Mike Callaghan(1B)
Marc Sanfacon(SS)
Paul Chiodo
Rich Moran(P, C)
November 1, 1999
The second round of the playoffs is over and the League Championship
contenders have been decided. It will be the Orioles against the
Phillies on 9/26/99! Here were the results from 9/19/99:
The only upset in the four games was the Brewers defeat of the Yankees.
This sets up a very interesting second round matchup. The Orioles only
lost two games this year, but both losses came against the Brewers!
The National League contest should be very tight. The Phillies won the
season series 2 games to 1, but all three games were close. The Phillies
won the first game 9-8 by scoring 3 runs in the ninth and they also won
an extra inning game against the Cubs.
The Orioles and Cubs have played in the last two League Championships.
The Brewers and the Phillies will try to end that streak on the 19th!
The winners of these two games will meet for the League Championship in
a best 2 out of 3 series that will start on 9/26.
September 4, 1999
Word of our website is spreading! It has recently been listed on the following websites: Yahoo National MSBL
September 2, 1999
The 1999 regular season is over. The playoffs start on September 12.
Here are the first round single elimination matchups:
American League:
Indians (6-11) vs. Orioles (15-2), Orioles 3-0 vs Indians
Brewers (7-9) vs. Yankees (12-5), Yankees 3-0 vs Brewers
National League:
Braves (2-15) vs. Phillies (10-7), Phillies 3-0 vs Braves
Cardinals (6-10) vs. Cubs (9-8), Cubs 2-1 vs Cardinals
Good luck to everyone. The second round will be played on 9/19.
August 24, 1999
The Phillies and Cubs remain tied for first in the National League as
both teams won last weekend to go 9-7 on the season. All other playoff positions
have been decided. In the American League the first round of the Playoffs
will be:
Indians vs. Orioles
Brewers vs. Yankees
In the National League, the Cardinals have clinched third and the Braves
are in fourth. The rainout makeups will be played on 8/29/99.
The Phillies will play the Brewers while the Cubs will play the
Yankees in a 7 inning game. The only way the Cubs can end up in
first is if they beat the Yankees and the Phillies lose to the Brewers.
The Cardinals will play the Yankees in a 7 inning game. The Braves will
play the Orioles to round out the action on 8/29/99. In the end, all
teams will end up with 17 games played except for the Cardinals and Brewers
who will only play 16 this season.
The playoffs will start on 9/12/99.
August 16, 1999
There is only one week left in the regular season, but there have been
5 games rained out over the last two weekends. The American League
regular season crown has already been clinched by the Orioles. The
Yankees have a firm grasp on second but have not clinched second. The
Brewers have clinched at least third place and have a chance for second.
The National League is totally up for grabs. The Phillies and Cubs are
tied at 8-7. The Phillies hold the tie-breaker advantage having beaten
the Cubs 2 of 3 times this season. The Cardinals are just 1.5 games back
and still could take the regular season crown too. The weekend of 8/22
will be critical to deciding whether or not the rain outs need to be
made up.
There has been talk of voting for all stars for the first time in
Middlesex MSBL history! The managers will discuss this over the coming
weeks.
May 27, 1999
The league has completed its third week of play. The surprise of the league so far
is the Brewers who are the only undefeated team in the league. What a start!! The Phillies
lead the National League with a 2-1 record. The league is taking Memorial Day weekend off.
The game of the week for June 6 will be the showdown between the Brewers and the Phillies.
Feb 21, 1999
The first league meeting of 1999 was held today. The following items were discussed. Schedule:
The 1999 season will start on May 2. The final schedule will be made in
April, but there's a good chance the schedule will be the same as last year.
Big Rule Change:
The league has switched to be a wooden bat league.
Teams:
The same 8 teams will form the league this year. Each team must have at least a 16 player roster.
Playoff Eligibility:
You must play in at least 9 games to be eligible to play in the playoffs.
At the end of every game both managers must sign a roster card that must be
mailed to the league office by the following Saturday. The league office
will use these sheets to determine playoff eligibility. If you are tossed
from a game, then that game can't be counted towards your playoff eligibility.
Umpires:
Umps have been instructed to take a zero tolerance policy and toss players who talk back.