MetroWest ABL History

2009 was the the 16th season for our league. We had a 16 game regular season schedule and continued to use the best two of 3 playoff format for all three rounds. The White Sox left the league this season, but we created a new team called the As.

The Cubs beat the Orioles for the 2009 league championship.

The Champions of the first fifteen seasons have been:

2009: Cubs beat the Orioles
2008: Cubs beat the Orioles
2007: Red Sox beat the Phillies
2006: Red Sox beat the Phillies
2005: Orioles beat the Phillies
2004: Orioles beat the Braves
2003: Orioles beat the Cubs
2002: Orioles beat the Cubs
2001: Orioles beat the Phillies
2000: Red Sox beat the Cubs
1999: Orioles beat the Phillies
1998: Cubs beat the Orioles
1997: Orioles beat the Cubs
1996: Orioles beat the Tigers
1995: Yankees beat the Tigers
1994: Orioles beat the Yankees


2009 Season

2009 was the the 16th season for our league. We had a 16 game regular season schedule and continued to use the best two of 3 playoff format for all three rounds. The White Sox left the league this season, but we created a new team called the As.

The Cubs repeated as league champions for their third title. They beat the Orioles for league titles in 1998, 2008 and 2009. The Cubs remain the only National League team to win the league championship.

This section will be filled with more details later.

2009 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Grapevine
Playoff Game Recaps

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2008 Season

2008 was the the 15th season for our league. We returned to an 18 game regular season schedule and changed the playoff format so all three rounds were best 2 out of 3.

The Cubs won the league championship for their second title. They beat the Orioles for league titles in 1998 and 2008. The Cubs remain the only National League team to win the league championship.

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2008 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Grapevine

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2007 Season

2007 was the the 14th season for our league. The huge news for 2007 is the league chose to expand by two teams to a total of 12 teams. The Dodgers and White Sox entered the league for 2007. Other league highlights were the Yankees team changing names to the Tigers.

The Red Sox won their second consecutive title in 2007, beating the Phillies again.

This section will be filled with more details later.

2007 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Playoff Game Recaps
All-Star team photos
Grapevine

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2006 Season

The Red Sox won their first title since entering the league as the Ashland Red Sox in 2002. The Red Sox broke the 5 year streak of championships won by the Orioles. The Red Sox beat the Phillies for the title.

This section will be filled with more details later.

2006 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Playoff Game Recaps
All-Star team photos
Grapevine

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2005 Season

The Orioles won their ninth title in the twelve years of this league! This section will be filled with more details later.

2005 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Playoff Game Recaps
President's Message
All-Star team photos
Grapevine

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2004 Season

The Orioles won their eighth title in the eleven years of this league! This section will be filled with more details later.

2004 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Playoff Game Recaps
President's Message
All-Star team photos
Grapevine

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2003 Season

The Orioles won their seventh title in the ten years of this league! This section will be filled with more details later.

2003 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Playoff Game Recaps
President's Message
All-Star team photos
Grapevine

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2002 Season

The Orioles won their sixth title in the nine years of this league! This section will be filled with more details later.

2002 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Playoff Game Recaps
President's Message
All-Star team photos
Grapevine

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2001 Season

The Orioles won their fifth title in the eight years of this league! This section will be filled with more details later.

2001 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Playoff Game Recaps
President's Message
Grapevine

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2000 Season

Several things happened in the 2000 season. We left the MSBL National Organization and became an independent League called MetroWest ABL (Adult Baseball League). We also expanded by two teams to have 10 teams total. The two expansion teams, Mariners and Red Sox played in the American League and the Brewers switched to the National League. We changed the scheduling format so every team played every team twice for an 18 game schedule.

In their first season in the League, the Red Sox pulled an amazing feat by winning the title!

Read the article on the Red Sox Championship run!

2000 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
President's Message
Grapevine

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1999 Season

For the fourth time in six seasons, the Orioles won the title. The same eight teams have now been in the League for three straight years! Despite the fact that the teams were the same, 1999 was a year of big changes in the Middlesex MSBL. The three largest changes were:
1 - using wooden bats instead of aluminum,
2 - voting for league all-stars and
3 - creation of this website.

Here are the team by team 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)

1999 items of interest:
Standings
Schedule and Results
Game Recaps
Playoff Game Recaps
President's Message
Grapevine

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1998 Season

This marked the first season that no teams were added or removed from the previous year. The same 8 teams played in 1998. This was also the first season the Orioles played in the league and did NOT win the championship. The Cubs spoiled the Orioles threepeat attempt.
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1997 Season

The incredible feat of 1997 was turned in by the Orioles as they went a perfect 21-0 and won the league championship. This was an amazing season for the best team in the Middlesex MSBL.
The Tigers did not return for the 1997 season, however two teams were started from players on that team, the Millis Braves and the Marlboro Indians. The league also added the Framingham Brewers which meant there were eight teams! The teams were split into an American and a National League. The season was shortened to 17 games, 3 against teams in your division and 2 against the teams in the other division.
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1996 Season

The 1996 season marked a great year of growth for the league. The Framingham Orioles entered the league again and won the championship. The Medway Phillies and Triboro Cubs were added to the league. With the three returning teams there were six teams in the league. There was a 20 game schedule with every team playing each other 4 times.
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1995 Season

This was a tough season for the league as two teams left from the previous year, the Orioles and the As. The Hudson Cardinals and Framingham Yankees returned, and the Marlboro Tigers entered the league. Since there were only three teams, every other weekend the teams played double headers so every team played against each other every other weekend. The Yankees won the title in 1995.
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1994 Season

There were only four teams in the inaugural season of Middlesex MSBL. The teams were the Wakefield As, Hudson Cardinals, Framingham Orioles and the Framingham Yankees. The Orioles won the championship this season.
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