CBA World Champion Essex Escapees run by Bryan Swank
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2017 CBA
Dawson
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2017 Montreal MCD
87 75 .537 ---- *WON*
2017 Longue Pointe LLD 78 84
.481 9.0
2017 Belfast BBD
76 86 .469 11.0
2017 River Meadow RMD 70
92 .432 17.0
Rogers
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2017 Essex EER
85 77 .525 ---- *WON*
2017 Detroit DWR
84 78 .519 1.0
2017 Towaco TWR
81 81 .500 4.0
2017 New Jersey NBR
74 88 .457 11.0
Carter
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2017 Joliet JJC
102 60 .630 ---- *WON*
2017 Temple KBP
90 72 .556 12.0
2017 San Diego SSC
77 85 .475 25.0
2017 Indiana IRC
68 94 .420 34.0
Schmidt
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2017 Stirling SRS
98 64 .605 ---- *WON*
2017 Ottawa OOS
87 75 .537 11.0
2017 Philly PPS
80 82 .494 18.0
2017 New Hampshire NWS 71 91
.438 27.0
Monday
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2017 Cooperstown CIM 85
77 .525 ---- *WON*
2017 Skokie SWM
82 80 .506 3.0
2017 Ohio OOM
82 80 .506 3.0
2017 Carolina CCM
65 97 .401 20.0
Parker
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2017 Brooklyn BSP
102 60 .630 ---- *WON*
2017 Newton NBP
94 68 .580 8.0
2017 Atlanta APP
88 74 .543 14.0
2017 Harwich HWP
38 124 .235 64.0
SC Wild Card Standings WON LOST PCT
GB MAGIC#
2017 Temple KBP
90 72 .556 ---- *WON*
2017 Detroit DWR
84 78 .519 ---- *WON*
2017 Towaco TWR
81 81 .500 3.0
2017 Longue Pointe LLD 78 84
.481 6.0
2017 San Diego SSC
77 85 .475 7.0
2017 Belfast BBD
76 86 .469 8.0
CC Wild Card Standings WON LOST PCT
GB MAGIC#
2017 Newton NBP
94 68 .580 ---- *WON*
2017 Atlanta APP
88 74 .543 ---- *WON*
2017 Ottawa OOS
87 75 .537 1.0
2017 Skokie SWM
82 80 .506 6.0
2017 Ohio OOM
82 80 .506 6.0
2017 Philly PPS
80 82 .494 8.0
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT
RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
APP 88 74 .543 46-35 42-39 20-22
68-52 7-10 29-19 7-3
Won 1
BBD 76 86 .469 38-43 38-43 21-26
55-60 2- 5 24-21 3-7
Lost 1
BSP 102 60 .630 51-30 51-30 27-13
75-47 5- 8 24-23 7-3
Lost 1
CCM 65 97 .401 41-40 24-57 12-30
53-67 9- 7 30-22 3-7
Lost 5
CIM 85 77 .525 47-34 38-43 24-19
61-58 9-11 24-25 6-4
Lost 1
DWR 84 78 .519 43-38 41-40 28-26
56-52 8-10 25-26 6-4
Lost 1
EER 85 77 .525 44-37 41-40 34-14
51-63 8- 5 27-27 4-6
Won 1
HWP 38 124 .235 23-58 15-66 12-30
26-94 4- 8 14-22 1-9
Won 1
IRC 68 94 .420 31-50 37-44 23-27
45-67 6- 7 29-21 4-6
Won 2
JJC 102 60 .630 49-32 53-28 24-25
78-35 11- 7 24-23 8-2 Won
2
KBP 90 72 .556 43-38 47-34 27-22
63-50 12-11 26-18 6-4 Lost
2
LLD 78 84 .481 37-44 41-40 21-18
57-66 6- 8 18-25 8-2
Won 1
MCD 87 75 .537 45-36 42-39 27-19
60-56 8- 4 24-26 6-4
Won 2
NBP 94 68 .580 56-25 38-43 22-17
72-51 11- 4 22-23 5-5 Lost
1
NBR 74 88 .457 38-43 36-45 26-35
48-53 6- 9 15-29 3-7
Lost 1
NWS 71 91 .438 36-45 35-46 14-19
57-72 10-12 22-24 3-7 Won
1
OOM 82 80 .506 44-37 38-43 29-21
53-59 8- 4 23-25 5-5
Won 1
OOS 87 75 .537 46-35 41-40 28-19
59-56 9- 8 29-21 7-3
Won 5
PPS 80 82 .494 43-38 37-44 24-20
56-62 4-11 21-33 2-8
Lost 3
RMD 70 92 .432 38-43 32-49 12-31
58-61 9- 6 17-29 2-8
Lost 2
SRS 98 64 .605 58-23 40-41 23-19
75-45 6- 5 29-23 8-2
Lost 1
SSC 77 85 .475 40-41 37-44 24-26
53-59 12-11 27-30 2-8 Lost
2
SWM 82 80 .506 42-39 40-41 25-22
57-58 13- 6 27-22 6-4 Won
3
TWR 81 81 .500 41-40 40-41 26-18
55-63 10-16 32-25 8-2 Won
1
TOTAL 1944 1944 .500
HOME 1020 924 .525
ROAD 924 1020 .475
LEFT 553 538 .507
RIGHT 1391 1406 .497
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY
AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
APP 18- 9 14-13 13-13 14-12 12-15 17-12
34-20 50-46 4- 8 806 789
+17
BBD 12-15 14-13 15-11 13-13 13-14 9-20
17-37 51-45 8- 4 648 731
-83
BSP 17-10 15-12 16-10 17- 9 21- 6 16-13
32-22 60-36 10- 2 922 630 +292
CCM 8-19 9-18 13-13 16-10 10-17
9-20 20-34 36-60 9- 3 590
840 -250
CIM 16-11 18- 9 11-15 8-18 14-13 18-11
30-24 52-44 3- 9 779 703
+76
DWR 12-15 14-13 10-16 19- 7 15-12 14-15
30-24 46-50 8- 4 784 736
+48
EER 11-16 19- 8 11-15 15-11 17-10 12-17
25-29 54-42 6- 6 735 680
+55
HWP 5-22 5-22 6-20 7-19
10-17 5-24 8-46 27-69 3- 9
615 1075 -460
IRC 15-12 10-17 12-14 7-19 11-16 13-16
23-31 41-55 4- 8 562 729 -167
JJC 16-11 16-11 14-12 15-11 19- 8 22- 7
35-19 63-33 4- 8 870 630 +240
KBP 10-17 14-13 18- 8 16-10 16-11 16-13
25-29 57-39 8- 4 721 671
+50
LLD 19- 8 11-16 10-16 13-13 8-19 17-12
35-19 39-57 4- 8 706 662
+44
MCD 15-12 12-15 15-11 11-15 14-13 20- 9
30-24 49-47 8- 4 730 672
+58
NBP 13-14 13-14 16-10 18- 8 17-10 17-12
34-20 54-42 6- 6 783 610 +173
NBR 16-11 11-16 16-10 5-21 13-14 13-16
27-27 43-53 4- 8 749 754
-5
NWS 12-15 10-17 16-10 11-15 7-20 15-14
26-28 38-58 7- 5 684 839 -155
OOM 13-14 15-12 11-15 12-14 17-10 14-15
29-25 46-50 7- 5 912 893
+19
OOS 17-10 18- 9 10-16 13-13 13-14 16-13
30-24 53-43 4- 8 810 727
+83
PPS 19- 8 13-14 15-11 13-13 12-15 8-21
23-31 48-48 9- 3 774 754
+20
RMD 12-15 14-13 17- 9 11-15 6-21 10-19
26-28 39-57 5- 7 674 797 -123
SRS 13-14 20- 7 9-17 20- 6 16-11 20- 9
29-25 63-33 6- 6 856 693 +163
SSC 14-13 12-15 10-16 15-11 15-12 11-18
25-29 46-50 6- 6 775 824
-49
SWM 11-16 12-15 15-11 12-14 13-14 19-10
29-25 49-47 4- 8 776 798
-22
TWR 10-17 15-12 13-13 11-15 15-12 17-12
26-28 48-48 7- 5 739 759
-20
893 727
Playoffs
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR
2017 CBA Playoff
Clemente
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2017 Cooperstown CIM
11 6 .647 ---- 148
2017 Newton NBP
9 10 .474 3.0
2017 Atlanta APP
3 4 .429 3.0
2017 Brooklyn BSP
3 4 .429 3.0
2017 Stirling SRS
1 4 .200 4.0
Staub
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2017 Detroit DWR
7 5 .583 .5 152
2017 Essex EER
12 9 .571 ----
2017 Joliet JJC
7 7 .500 1.5
2017 Montreal MCD
3 4 .429 2.0
2017 Temple KBP
1 4 .200 3.0
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME
ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
APP
3 4 .429 2- 1
1- 3 1- 1 2- 3 0- 0 2- 2
2-5 Lost 1
BSP
3 4 .429 1- 3
2- 1 2- 0 1- 4 1- 0 2- 0
0-7 Lost 0
CIM
11 6 .647 6- 2
5- 4 4- 2 7- 4 2- 1 3- 4
0-10 Lost 0
DWR
7 5 .583 3- 3
4- 2 2- 3 5- 2 2- 0 3- 3
0-10 Lost 0
EER
12 9 .571 5- 5
7- 4 2- 6 10- 3 2- 1 4- 3 0-10
Lost 0
JJC
7 7 .500 4- 4 3- 3 1- 2 6-
5 0- 1 2- 3 0-10
Lost 0
KBP
1 4 .200 0- 2
1- 2 0- 0 1- 4 0- 2 1- 2
0-5 Lost 0
MCD
3 4 .429 0- 4
3- 0 1- 2 2- 2 1- 0 2- 0
0-7 Lost 0
NBP
9 10 .474 4- 6
5- 4 3- 4 6- 6 0- 2 3- 5
1-9 Won 1
SRS
1 4 .200 1- 1
0- 3 0- 3 1- 1 0- 1 1- 1
0-5 Lost 0
TOTAL 57 57 .500
“It’s a nice start but the division race will take more than a two-week run of good fortune.” You can excuse Coach Blakely for not allowing team complacency with a 10-2 start of the CBA season. “I imagine Brooklyn will have much to discuss this week at the House of Pain.”
This team was 55-107 in 2016 and returns most of the same players responsible for this fast start. The Phoenix sport a team ERA of 2.41 (3rd in the CBA) and is playing lights out defense; yet, Coach Blake is barking about the bats. “We have hit when we needed to hit and pitched when we needed to pitch. But we have to become better at getting on base.”
Coach Blake worries that he may need to work on the lineup and move players around. But not until the record demands; Though Nolan Arenado (.186), Kole Calhoun (.180), Rougned Odor (.213), and Trevor Story (.188) have struggled early, all have hit well in the clutch when it was needed. Wilson Ramos, Mookie Betts, Luis Sardinas and Adeiny Hechavarria have picked up to help carry the offensive load. “Those guys will start hitting soon. I think. If not, I’ll have to order more firewood and a new set of mirrors for the pitchers.” The pitching has been spectacular (third in the league with a 2.41 ERA) so far, and Blake is prepping for a tiring pitching staff. “Conley and Gibson are both good for 25 starts. The time will come when I have to find some guys to step up and fill those shoes.” When asked if he has anyone in mind, Blake barks, “Oh yeah, just pick one or two from Seaver, Koosman or Matlack. Dumbass…”
“Alex Wilson will be a big help in the pen. We gave up a future OF kid (Mitch Haniger) to the Hamp Cats (New Hampshire) to get Wilson. It’s worth it for now. Really wanted to see Mitch develop. Anyway, Wilson will help the pen and the pen has been solid so far.” The pen is not a collection of all-stars but a group of pitchers that, when used correctly, will produce nice results.
Before leaving, Coach Blake wanted to talk about the rookies he got in the draft. “You know, if we can take care of business around here and keep up with our ’18 picks, we might really scare some people.” Alex Bregman and Dansby Swanson are pounding away waiting to contribute in the future. “Don’t sleep on my red-head, Frazier; he’s gonna mash. He can fight you, too.” Clint Frazier won a head-butting contest before leaving to join his minors team. Frazier was the only contestant in the contest without a batting helmet. “Kid’s gonna mash, gonna mash. Had a damn bad headache, though.”
And if the Atlanta Phoenix has its way, the rest of the CBA will suffer from headaches in 2017.
Detroit CBA Press Release March 25th, 2017
The press conference was starting about 10 minutes late. There had been a mention of a meeting with a legal team running over. Wheels owner Mitch Ryder finally stepped to the microphone, looking a bit disheveled and wearing dark sunglasses. “Thanks for coming, we are looking forward to our new season. But do you know what really gets me? Those West End Dogs, they’re using my songs. That’s why our meeting just ran over, they’re using my songs, they owe me some serious royalties! They’re using my songs, WHY IF I GET MY HANDS ON THEM I’LL…” A whine and loud thud were heard as the microphone was switched off and Ryder was escorted away from the press conference. Ryder could be heard continuing to rant as he walked away. After a couple of minutes the microphone was switched back on as Wheels General Manager Al Kaline stepped to the microphone. Looking a little bit dejected, Kaline spoke calmly to the assembled media. “Thank you all again for coming to our preseason press conference. On behalf of the organization I apologize for Mr. Ryder’s reaction, he’s been a bit preoccupied lately with this particular legal issue. We have been trying to distract him by calling more meetings about the team, but he continues to be extremely concerned about that one issue. “Anyway, the rest of us are certainly looking forward to the upcoming season. You know, someone, I forget who, called us ‘the best last place team in the league’ last season. I’m not sure how to take that, I guess sort of a compliment. We were in a tough division though and did show an overall record better than even we might have hoped for. It was good that we were able to move some players who were a bit disgruntled, rightly so perhaps, it was not possible to get Pujols, Fielder and Roidriguez in the lineup at the same time, at least in most of our games since the team was moved from the DH to the non-DH conference. “We are glad to continue to have a strong ‘up the middle’ defense, with Wieters at catcher, Crawford and LeMahieu in the infield, and Maybin in center. Maybin is currently struggling with some nagging injuries though, so we are a bit worried about that. Pujols finally settles in as the regular first baseman rather than the rotating situation we had early last year, and Jake Lamb looks ready to take over as the regular third baseman. Adam Eaton looks ready to take over as our regular right fielder, and we’re optimistic about Alex Dickerson growing into the left field job.ks again for coming and here’s to a new season.”
CBA Press release Brooklyn, N.Y...April 1st, 2017.................................................................................
The annual Brooklyn event known as Superba Daywas a
spectacular success. The Brooklyn fans took to the iconic park (design by
Olmstead and Vaux) early Friday afternoon in anticipation of the events that
were in store. Giant satellitte broadcast screens were set in place for the
what was to be a weekend celebration of music and baseball. Fans ever so
loyal. Many fans felt that last year was a building year and were very pleased
to compete once again finishing with 95 wins in yet another playoff season.
The weekend events featured 3 days of great division rivalry baseball between
the Parker champ Newton Bombs and the Brooklyn Superbas. Brooklyn eventually
took 2 of the 3 games in spectacular pitching dominated games. The atmosphere
was festive as the crowsds in Prospect Park watched, oohed, aaah'd, and cheered
when the Brooklyn pitchers managed to strike out an ever tough Bomb batter.
Many camped overnight and took advantage of the great festival music from the
great band lineups at the 3 day event. Friday evening saw 'Michael Franti's
Spearhead, Thievery Corporation, Ziggy Marley, and Warren Haynes reunited with
Derek Trucks, and Dickey Betts in a grand finale alongside Stevie Ray Vaughn's
Double Trouble bandmates. Saturday after the game fans were treated to a
rousing performance by the West End Dogs who tore it up playing a Mitch Ryder
version of "Sock It To Me Baby". They were joined onstage by Gary Rossington
and Peter Frampton. But the real kicker was the post game show Sunday night.
Live from Prospect Park, Sir Paul McCartney helicoptered unto the Botanical
Garden Pit, and led an entourage featuring, Little Richard, Don Wilson, Brian
Wilson, Wilson Alvarez, Al Kooper, and the band The Persuit of Hapiness, to the
fileds where the faithful were gathered for the big concert and Superba rally.
After a light hearted, and heartfelt words, mocking the Kardashians, Paul led a
supercharged version of Centerfield as he attempted to hit a homerun with guest
artist MC Lyte. All in all a fun weekend as the Superbas start their season
on a positive and hope to be in the final mix for the playoffs in 2017.