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11/6/25

11/5/25

  • Benchwarmer Bash 2025 - Federation Semifinals Games 1-7 posted.
  • Finals coming on Thursday
  • Previewing the Federation round:
    • There are 32 teams in the Federation field - 21 league champions and 11 wild card teams
    • 1 of the teams, Kingston (Marxball), has won the Benchwarmer Bash in the past (twice).
    • 8 of the teams have previously won a Federation title, with 2 of the 2024 winners looking to repeat (Chandeliers from Bronx Bombers and NYC2ATL from Phightin' Phils)
    • 2 of the 16 semifinal series have an owner with teams on both sides of the matchup. The owners are Robert Elias (one as a foster owner) and Ricardo Alexander
    • Owners with multiple teams in the Federation round of the Benchwarmer Bash:
      • 6 teams: Ricardo Alexander and Jason Kiernan
      • 3 teams: Robert Elias (plus 1 more as a foster owner), Jerry King
      • 2 teams: Bill Munger and Sherman Wan
      • 7 other owners have a single team

11/4/25

  • Benchwarmer Bash - Association Round Recap
    • Association titles by seed:
      • 1st: 10
      • 2nd: 4
      • 3rd: 9
      • 4th: 10
    • 21 titles were won by league champions, 11 by wild cards
    • For our league championship rematches mentioned below on 11/2, Elsinore won again while NYC2ATL avenged their finals loss.
    • 18 teams came in with a chance to repeat from 2024 and 5 of them did

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11/3/25

11/2/25

  • Benchwarmer Bash 2025 - Association semifinals are complete: Games 4-7 posted.
  • Association finals coming on Monday.
  • Notes heading into the Association Finals:
    • Second time around, flip a coin. Below we noted that 9 semifinal matchups were repeats of league championships. Just over half - 5 series - went to the league runner up this time.
    • 10 of the 32 finals matchups feature teams in the same league. This time there are 3 repeats of conference championship series and 2 league championship rematches:
      • Blame Canada: Alberta (Michael Rudolph) vs Elsinore (Jerry King). Elsinore won the league championship 4-3
      • Four Star: NYC2ATL (Ricardo Alexander) vs Upstream (Jim Duzyk). Upstream won 4-3
    • In the Association finals we have 1 of the 32 series with an owner playing against himself: Jerry King has both teams in the finals of the Josh Gibson Association.

11/1/25

10/31/25

  • Benchwarmer Bash - Games start on Saturday. Matchups are posted for the Association Semifinals - see the Benchwarmer Bash page and look for "Association Results" links within each Federation block - Quick links to those pages coming tomorrow.
  • Previewing the Bash:
    • There are 128 teams in the Association field - 68 league champions and 60 wild card teams
    • 5 franchises in the field have previously won a Bash title, including last year's champion NYC2ATL Yankees from Chevy Chase League (Ricardo Alexander) and there are 4 previous runners up.
    • He's done it with 3 different teams...Ricardo Alexander has won the last four Bash championships.
    • 24 of the teams have previously won a Federation title, with 4 of 2024's 8 Federation winners attempting a repeat this year.
    • 44 of the teams have previously won an Association title (a level of competition that started in 2019), 18 of 2024's 32 Association winners are in the field again this year.
    • Of the 64 first-round Association matchups, 20 feature teams from the same league playing each other. Several are playoff rematches:
      • There is 1 rematch of conference championships
      • We have 9 league championship rematches:
        • B Movie Actor: Brisco County (John Hula) vs Fantasy (Orphan with foster owner Anthony C). Fantasy won the league title 4-2
        • Beer: Maiden's (Derrick Silensky) vs Duff (Leif Jonson). Duff won 4-2
        • Birdland: J-town (Keith Rudy) vs Ocean City (John Hula). Ocean City won 4-0
        • Geek Pride: Welcome to (Jamie Reese) vs Loco (Michael Quinn). Loco won 4-2
        • Original Six: Montreal (Michael Rudolph) vs Lamoureux (Sherman Wan). Lamoureux won 4-0
        • Steel City: Carnegie (Dave Matter) vs Clean (Orphan with foster owner Robert Elias). Clean won 4-2
        • That's the Fact Jack: Kingston (Ricardo Alexander) vs Fort Knox (Michael Quinn). Fort Knox won 4-3
        • They Might Be Giants: Belgium (Jon Swanson) vs McCovey Cove (Jason Kiernan). McCovey Cove won 4-2
        • White Elephant: Run Rickey (Sherman Wan) vs Mustache (Dave Matter). Mustache won 4-3
    • 2 of the 64 first-round series have an owner with teams on both sides of the matchup - Jason Kiernan and Dave Matter
    • Owners with multiple teams in the Association round of the Benchwarmer Bash:
      • 15 teams: Jason Kiernan and Dave Matter
      • 14 teams: Ricardo Alexander
      • 9 teams: Jim Duzyk, Michael Quinn, and Michael Rudolph
      • 7 teams: Jerry King
      • 6 teams: Robert Elias (plus 1 more as a foster owner for an orphan team)
      • 5 teams: Bill Munger
      • 4 teams: Leif Jonson, Jon Swanson, and Sherman Wan
      • 3 teams: David Henning, John Hula, and Ken Stevenson
      • 2 teams:  Craig Burke, Anthony C (plus 1 more as a foster owner for an orphan), and Greg Flees
      • 11 other owners have a single team

10/26/25

  • Congratulations to BWB team owners who won multiple league championships in 2025: (see how this compares to last year)
    • 14 titles: Jason Kiernan (out of 18 conference champions)
    • 12 titles: Ricardo Alexander (14)
    • 7 titles: Michael Quinn (8)
    • 5 titles: Dave Matter (12)
    • 4 titles: Jim Duzyk (8), Robert Elias, including 1 as a foster owner (from 7 conference champs, plus 2 as an foster owner of orphan teams), Bill Munger (5), Jerry King (4)
    • 3 titles: Leif Jonson (4)
    • 2 titles: Greg Flees (2), Ken Stevenson (3), Sherman Wan (9)
    • 2 orphan teams won league championships this season
  • 33 of 2024's 68 league champions won their division again this season. 12 completed the journey to a repeat league championship.
  • Two teams have repeated for more than 2 seasons
    • 5 straight championships:
      • Marxball: Kingston (Ricardo Alexander)
    • 3 straight championships:
      • Game Night: Atlanta (Ricardo Alexander)

10/25/25

10/24/25

  • Playoffs: Championship Week: Games 3-5 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
  • Benchwarmer Bash page is now active - showing potential entrants.  Listed wild card teams assume the higher-ranked teams win their league championships. Wild cards shown in italics are tentative and not confirmed.
  • For those teams that may make the Benchwarmer Bash, you have one more chance to modify your lineups that will cover the entire span of the tournament. Lineups are open now. Deadline is Sunday night, Oct 26, at 7 PM EDT.

10/23/25

  • Playoffs: Championship Week: Games 1 & 2 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
  • 33 of 2024's 68 league champions won their division again this season. 20 are still alive heading into the league finals
  • Congratulations to owners still alive with multiple conference wins: (see how this compares to 2024)
    • 18 Teams - Jason Kiernan (out of 23 division winners)
    • 14 Teams - Ricardo Alexander (18)
    • 12 Teams - Dave Matter (26)
    • 9 Teams - Sherman Wan (18)
    • 8 Teams - Jim Duzyk (11), Michael Quinn (20), Michael Rudolph (15)
    • 7 Teams - Robert Elias (10)
    • 5 Teams - John Hula (16), Bill Munger (9)
    • 4 Teams - Leif Jonson (7), Jerry King (8), Jon Swanson (9)
    • 3 Teams - Craig Burke (6), David Henning (8), Andrew Lehman (5), Ken Stevenson (6)
    • 2 Teams - Greg Flees (2), Michael Lehman (6), Jamie Reese (4)
    • Plus 4 Orphan teams under BWB Office and these foster owners: Anthony C (1 team), Robert Elias, (2 teams) and John Hula (1 team)

10/19/25

  • Playoffs: Week 1: Games 6-7 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
  • Lineup deadline for the 2nd week of the playoffs (Week 27): Tuesday, October 21 at 7 PM Eastern
  • Congratulations to owners with multiple division wins (see how this compares to last year):
    • 26 Teams - Dave Matter
    • 23 Teams - Jason Kiernan
    • 20 Teams - Michael Quinn
    • 18 Teams - Ricardo Alexander, Sherman Wan
    • 16 Teams - John Hula
    • 15 Teams - Michael Rudolph
    • 11 Teams - Jim Duzyk
    • 10 Teams - Robert Elias
    • 9 Teams - Bill Munger, Jon Swanson
    • 8 Teams - David Henning, Jerry King
    • 7 Teams - Leif Jonson
    • 6 Teams - Craig Burke, Michael Lehman, Ken Stevenson
    • 6 Teams - Orphan teams under BWB Office and foster owners
    • 5 Teams - Andrew Lehman, John Stroba
    • 4 Teams - Alonda Clifton, Jamie Reese
    • 3 Teams - Anthony C, Sam Campbell
    • 2 Teams - Greg Flees, Robert Hamilton, Don Kruse, Jerry Stevens, Matt Strawbridge, Danny Zaccaro

10/18/25

  • Playoffs: Week 1: Games 4 & 5 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
  • 2025 in Review (Part 2):
    • See Standings for All Leagues and Around BWB
    • Of 272 division winners from 2024, 117 repeated with division titles this season (108 of 272 repeated last year)
    • 83 of the division winners from last season finished below .500 in 2025, 29 of them dropped all the way to last place this year. 1 of those teams lost 100 games this year.
    • From the 272 divisions that existed in 2024, 27 division winners in 2025 are franchises that never before won a division title.
      • Special shout outs to teams doing this for the first time after 10 or more years of league play:
        • John Hula, Corwin's Silver and in Blue and Gray's 17th season
        • Alonda Clifton, Cleveland in Cleveland Rocks' 13th season
        • John Stroba, Sweet Lou's in Motor City's 13th season
        • Jerry Stevens, Pig's Eye in Royal Flush's 11th season
        • Craig Burke, California in Royal Flush's 11th season
        • Jon Swanson, Bermuda in Scooby Doo's 11th season
        • Bill Munger, Atchafalaya in Scooby Doo's 11th season
        • Bill Munger, Parkfield in B Movie Actor's 10th season
        • Dave Matter, Manny in Grand Slam's 10th season
        • John Hula, Christmas in South Siders' 10th season
        • Sam Campbell, Dan Ryan Expressway in South Siders' 10th season
    • Of the 68 league champions from 2024, 33 of them repeated as division winners this season. (34 of 68 league winners from 2023 won divisions in 2024).
    • 33 teams went "worst to first" - finishing in 4th place in 2024 and winning a division this year (40 last year).
    • 16 teams out of 1,088 won 100 games this year, topped by 1 team with 111 wins: Robert Elias with Suffolk in Perfect World League
    • 32 teams lost 100 games, with 1 team dropping 114 for the season.
    • 21 teams had 100 or more losses in 2024.  3 of them won their division this year (none made 2nd-place) and 3 of them finished .500 or better. However, 16 of those teams finished in 4th place this season. And 5 of those teams lost 100 games again this year.
    • 21 teams won 100 or more games in 2024. 3 of them won 100 games again this season and 15 were division winners this year. 2 of those teams ended up below .500 this year.

10/17/25

10/16/25

10/15/25

  • Playoff schedules are posted. See the link for playoffs on your league's home page or you can get a link to any league's playoffs from this page. You can also view quick links to all of your teams' playoff pages. (Let me know if you see any mistakes or links that show 2024 instead of 2025)
  • One final deadline for playoff lineups - tonight at midnight Eastern. Let me know if you have any problems with that. We should be able to start posting game scores then on Thursday night.

10/14/25

  • Tiebreakers posted for division placement and playoff seeding.

10/13/25

  • Wrapping up playoffs setup, but I'm in the middle of a trip back to PA and some things have slowed me down. So, I've opened up lineups and transactions again - giving you 2 more nights to work on that. The deadline is Wednesday night (10/15) at midnight Eastern.
  • Reminders about Week 26 transactions:
    • This is the final week for transactions - you can do cuts and moves to IR - no free agent signings.
    • You may need to cut some players to make room for players on your starting lineup/bench - particularly if you have to make room for players making under 250 in salary.
    • Also - if you have players under contract for 2026 and beyond - you must keep them for your roster carryover. However, you can cut them this week if you've changed your mind about them. No refund on the contract, but it will free up an extra roster spot.

10/9/25

10/6/25

  • 14 Division Champions from the October 5 tiebreaker games (See standings for all leagues and a full list of all 2025 division winners)
    • Big Red Machine League - Sparky Anderson Division: Golden GR8S (owner David Henning - 8th win in 2025) - Also won in 2020
    • Birdland - Eddie Murray Division: J-town Roadrunners (owner Keith Rudy) - 4th straight pennant; 2023 league champ
    • Blame Canada League - Kyle Division: Aurora Borealis (owner Sherman Wan - 17th win in 2025) - Defending league champ (3 overall); 7th division title
    • Experts League - Web Division: Smart Kids (Orphan team - foster owner Robert Elias) - 4th division title; 2016 league champion
    • The Kings of Queens
      • McGraw Division: Woodside Dingos (owner John Stroba - 5th win in 2025) - 9th division crown; 2 league championships (2011 and 2015)
      • Hernandez Division: Astoria Argyle Sox (owner Sherman Wan - 18th win in 2025) - 7th division win; 3-time league champ, most recently in 2023
    • North Siders League - Sutter Division: Wrigleyville Bryzzo Souvenirs (owner Jason Kiernan - 22nd win in 2025) - Repeat winner, 8th overall
    • Pacific Northwest League - Ducks Division: Griffey, Edgar, and The Big Unit Ride Again (owner Jason Kiernan - 23rd win in 2025) - 6th division win; 2019 league champ
    • That's the Fact Jack League - The Life Aquatic Division: Zissou Oceanographers (owner Jon Swanson - 9th win in 2025) - 3rd trip to the playoffs
    • ThirtyThirtysomething League -Raul Mondesi Division: Duluth Superiors (owner Jerry Stevens - 2nd win in 2025) - 3rd straight win, 4th overall; League champion in 2023
    • Three of a Kind League
      • Beckley Division: Aces High (owner Danny Zaccaro - 2nd win in 2025) - 1st division win since 2011, 3rd overall; 2010 league champion
      • Speaker Division: The Three Amigos (owner Leif Jonson - 7th win in 2025) - 4th consecutive title
    • Whiff League - Wille Stargell Division: The Usual Suspects (Orphan team - foster owner Bill Munger) - 4th pennant, won 3 straight 2021-2023
    • Winners Circle League - Spahn Division: Mobile Baseball Legends (owner Bill Munger - 9th win in 2025) - 4th division win - 1st since 2015

10/5/25

  • 14 divisions across BWB finished in a tie - Results are in - Regular season is complete!
    • Big Red Machine League - Sparky Anderson Division: Mike's Forever Boys (Sherman Wan) at Golden GR8S (David Henning)
      • Result: Golden 7  Mike's 5 - Box
      • Mike's has won the division the last 3 years. Golden was on top in 2020.
      • Golden won the season series 12-6, giving it home field.
      • Golden won 5 of the final 6 games the teams played in Weeks 23-24.
      • Record for the last 10 games: Golden 8-2, including a current 5-game win streak.  Mike's 5-5
    • Birdland - Eddie Murray Division: Troop C Lion Tamers (Bret Kahler) at J-town Roadrunners (Keith Rudy)
      • Result: J-town 5  Troop C 2 - Box
      • Troop C has had 1 trip to the playoffs, in 2019. J-town is a 3-time defending division champ.
      • J-town won the season series 10-8, giving it home field.
      • The teams split 3-3 in their final 6 games played in Weeks 23-24.
      • Record for the last 10 games: J-town 7-3  Troop C 7-3, including a current 4-game win streak
    • Blame Canada League - Kyle Division: Vancouver Ruffians (David Henning) at Aurora Borealis (Sherman Wan)
      • Result: Aurora 6  Vancouver 3 - Box
      • Vancouver has won the division 6 times. Aurora is the defending league champion and has 6 division titles.
      • Aurora won the season series 11-7, giving it home field.
      • Aurora won 4 of the final 6 games the teams played in Weeks 23-25.
      • Record for the last 10 games: Aurora 5-5, including a current 5-game win streak  Vancouver 5-5
    • Experts League - Web Division: Smart Kids (Orphan team with foster owner Robert Elias) at NYC FantasyBaseballSherpa.com (Scott Swanay)
      • Result: Smart 4  NYC 1 - Box
      • Smart has won the division 3 times. NYC is the defending league champion and has 2 additonal division titles
      • NYC won the season 10-8, giving it home field
      • NYC won 5 of the final 6 games the teams played in Weeks 24-25, including a season-closing sweep to force the tie.
      • Record for the last 10 games: NYC 5-5  Smart 4-6
    • The Kings of Queens - McGraw Division: Doc and Straw and Mookie!!! (Jason Kiernan) at Woodside Dingos (John Stroba)
      • Result: Woodside 6  Doc and Straw and 3 - Box
      • Doc and Straw and has won the division 3 times. Woodside has 8 division wins.
      • Woodside won the season series 13-5 to earn home field
      • Woodside won 4 of the final 6 games the teams played in Weeks 23-25.
      • Record for the last 10 games: Woodside 7-3  Doc and Straw and 5-5
    • The Kings of Queens - Hernandez Division: Heffernan's Henchmen (Michael Rudolph) at Astoria Argyle Sox (Sherman Wan)
      • Result: Astoria 7  Heffernan's 6 - Box
      • Heffernan's is the defending league champ and has 2 other division wins. Astoria has 6 division titles.
      • Astoria won the season series 11-7 to get the home game.
      • Heffernan's won 4 of the final 6 games the teams played in Weeks 23 & 24
      • Record for the last 10 games: Astoria 6-4, including a current 5-game winning streak  Heffernan's 4-6, including a current 5-game losing streak. Astoria was 5 GB with 5 to play.
    • North Siders League - Sutter Division: Addision Ivies (Dave Matter) at Wrigleyville Bryzzo Souvenirs (Jason Kiernan)
      • Result: Wrigleyville 6  Addison 4 - Box
      • These 2 teams met in Game 151 last season - Wrigleyville won that contest
      • Addison has 1 division win. Wrigleyville has won 7 times.
      • Wrigleyville won the season series 11-7 to gain home field.
      • The teams split 3-3 in their final games during Weeks 24 & 25
      • Record for the last 10 games: Wrigleyville 5-5  Addison 4-6
    • Pacific Northwest League - Ducks Division: Seattle Space Cadets (David Henning) at Griffey, Edgar, and The Big Unit Ride Again (Jason Kiernan)
      • Result: Griffey, Edgar, and 2  Seattle 0 - Box
      • Seattle is the defending league champion and has 3 division wins. Griffey, Edgar, and has won 5 division pennants.
      • The teams split 9-9 in their season series. Griffey, Edgar, and has homefield advantage due to a better division record (33-21 vs 30-24).
      • The teams split their final 6 games played in Weeks 23-24.
      • Record for the last 10 games: Griffey, Edgar, and 5-5  Seattle 4-6
    • That's the Fact Jack League - The Life Aquatic Division: Zissou Oceanographers (Jon Swanson) at Groundhog Central Weather Prognosticators (John Hula)
      • Result: Zissou 4  Groundhog Central 1 - Box
      • Zissou has 2 division titles. Groundhog Central has 1.
      • Groundhog Central won the season series 12-6 to earn the home game
      • Zissou took 4 of 6 in their final games in Weeks 24 & 25, including a sweep of the final 3 games of the season to force a tie.
      • Record for the last 10 games: Groundhog Central 5-5  Zissou 8-2 and is on a current 4-game win streak
    • ThirtyThirtySomething League - Raul Mondesi Division: Duluth Superiors (Jerry Stevens) at Friday Knight Hipsters (Robert Hamilton)
      • Result: Duluth 7  Friday Knight 6 - Box
      • Duluth has 3 division wins. Friday Knight has gone to the playoffs once.
      • Friday Knight has home field advantage based on a 13-5 win of the season series
      • Friday Knight went 6-0 in their last meetings in Weeks 23-24.
      • Record for the last 10 games: Friday Knight 5-5  Duluth 2-8
    • Three of a Kind League - Beckley Division: Aces High (Danny Zaccaro) at Stacks of High Society Men Injecting Men 4 (Christian Ingram)
      • Result: Aces 5  Stacks of High Society 4  (Extra innings) - Box
      • Aces has 2 division wins, but the last was in 2011. Stacks of High Society has won 10 times.
      • The teams split their season series 9-9. Stacks of High Society has home field on the basis of their better division record (32-22 vs 29-25)
      • Stacks of High Society won 4 of the final 6 games they played in Weeks 23-25
      • Record for the last 10 games: Stacks of High Society 9-1  Aces 4-6
    • Three of a Kind League - Speaker Division: Mt. Eaton Hooters (Dave Matter) at The Three Amigos (Leif Jonson)
      • Result: The Three 5  Mt. Eaton 3 - Box
      • Mt. Eaton has won the division 4 times. The Three has won 3 times - all in the previous 3 seasons.
      • The Three gets home field because they had a better division record (31-23 vs 29-25). They split their season series.
      • The Three won 4 of the 6 games they played in Weeks 23-24.
      • Record for the last 10 games: The Three 8-2  Mt. Eaton 3-7
    • Whiff League - Wille Stargell Division: Global Stars on 45 (David Henning) at The Usual Suspects (Orphan team with foster owner Bill Munger)
      • Result: The Usual 8  Global 1 - Box
      • Global has 2 division pennants. The Usual has won 3 times.
      • They split 9-9 for the season, so The Usual earned home field with a better division record (35-19 vs 28-26)
      • The Usual won 4 of their final 6 meetings in Weeks 24-25, including 2 of 3 in the final 3 games of the season to force the tie.
      • Record for the last 10 games: The Usual 7-3  Global 4-6
    • Winners Circle League - Spahn Division: Crete Minoans (Jon Swanson) at Mobile Baseball Legends (Bill Munger)
      • Result: Mobile 5  Crete 2 - Box
      • Both teams have won the division 3 times
      • Mobile won the season series 10-8 to claim home field.
      • Mobile won 4 of their final 6 meetings in Weeks 24 & 25, but Crete won 2 of the final 3 games of the season to force the tie.
      • Record for the last 10 games: Both teams were 6-4

10/4/25

  • 2025 in Review: This season, there were 14 divisional ties throughout BWB. In 2024, 18 divisions ended in ties. While we await this year's results, how did the teams in last year's tiebreaker games fare this season? Last year in the North Siders League, Addison and Wrigleyville finished in a tie - and they did again this year!
    • A League About Nothing - Elaine Division
      • Winner: Infinite Zeroes (David Henning). This year: Won again by 19 games
      • Loser: Upper West Side Spongeworthies (Jon Swanson). This year: 3rd place, 22 GB
    • Anchorman League - Chancellor Division:
      • Winner: Huey Lewis The News Boys (Alonda Clifton). Went on to win the league championship. This year: Finished 4th, 20 GB
      • Loser: Dave and Wendy Live at 6 (Sherman Wan). This year: Finished in 1st by 2 games
    • Beer League - Yeast Division:
      • Winner: The Natty Lights (Bill Munger). This year: Won the division by 20 games.
      • Loser: Guinness Orioles (Orphan team - Foster owner Alonda Clifton). This year: Finished 4th, 32 GB
    • Blame Canada League - Kenny Division:
      • Winner: Thunder Bay Voyageurs (Jerry Stevens). This year: Finished 4th, 13 GB
      • Loser: Banff Snowcaps (Dave Matter). This year: Finished 2nd, 6 GB
    • Cleveland Rocks - Boudreau Division:
      • Winner: Red Barchettas (Jamie Reese). Went on to win the league championship. This year: Finished 2nd, 8 GB
      • Loser: North Coast Wahoos (Michael Rudolph). This year: Won the division by 8 games
    • Cleveland Rocks - Averill Division:
      • Winner: Not So Hot In Cleveland (Andrew Lehman). This year: Finished tied for 2nd, 2 GB
      • Loser: Lake Erie Storm (David Henning). This year: Finished tied for 2nd, 2 GB
    • Commissioners League - Chandler Division:
      • Winner: Brooklyn Dodgers (Jason Kiernan). Went on to win the league title. This year: Finished 2nd, 6 GB
      • Loser: Budapest Buskers (Jon Swanson). This year: Won the division by 6 games
    • Fenway Fenatics - Boggs Division:
      • Winner: Alaskan Wilderness (Dave Matter). This year: Won again by 13 games
      • Loser: Hawaiian Surfer Dudes (Andrew Lehman). This year: Finished 3rd, 16 GB
    • Four Star League - Patton Division:
      • Winner: Its the Top of the Pops (Andrew Lehman). This year: Finished 4th, 34 GB
      • Loser: Upstream Boogie (Jim Duzyk). This year: Won the division by 8 games
    • Game Night League - Operation Division:
      • Winner: SoCal Blue Dogs (Scott Owens). This year: Finished 4th, 9 GB
      • Loser: Avalon Hill Armchair Generals (Robert Elias). This year: Won the division by 2 games
    • Geek Pride League - Berners-Lee Division:
      • Winner: Boba Chette Salutes Greef Karga (Sherman Wan). This year: Finished 4th, 14 GB
      • Loser: Mt. Airy Diplomats (Micah Bustard). This year: Finished tied for 2nd, 6 GB
    • Grunge League - Hole Division:
      • Winner: Knee Deep in Hoopla (Orphan team - Foster owner Anthony C). This year: Finished 3rd, 16 GB
      • Loser: Northwest Cards (Michael Quinn). This year: Won the division by 4 games
    • Hall of Fame League - Ruth Division:
      • Winner: Seattle Survivors (Leif Jonson). This year: Won again by 22 games
      • Loser: Canton Goats (Dave Matter). This year: Finished 2nd, 22 GB
    • Hall of Fame League - Ruth Division:
      • Winner: Alcatraz Crabcakes (Michael Burkert). This year: Won again by 12 games
      • Loser: Give Me the Willies (Jamie Reese). This year: Finished 3rd, 16 GB
    • North Siders League - Sutter Division:
      • Winner: Wrigleyville Bryzzo Souvenirs (Jason Kiernan). This year: Tied for 1st again with Addison
      • Loser: Addision Ivies (Dave Matter). This year: Tied for 1st again with Wrigleyville
    • Pacific Northwest League - Cougars Division:
      • Winner: Hooterville Flying Pigs (Alonda Clifton). This year: Won again by 8 games
      • Loser: Big Mountain Lumberjacks (Dave Matter). This year: Finished 3rd, 13 GB
    • Phightin' Phils League - Roberts Division:
      • Winner: SGV Dukes (Michael Quinn). This year: Finished 2nd, 5 GB
      • Loser: Steak Sandwich Fanatics of Philadelphia (Jason Kiernan). This year: Won the division by 5 games
    • South Siders League - Fox Division:
      • Winner: Delphi Titans (David Henning). This year: Finished 4th, 11 GB
      • Loser: Wimpy's Hawks (Dave Matter). This year: Finished 2nd, 2 GB

10/3/25

  • Playoff lineup deadline pushed back to Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 PM Eastern.

9/29/25

  • And we're done - sort of - Week 25 complete - Game 150 posted - See results
    • That's a wrap on the regular season - except for the 14 divisions that ended in a tie and will require a 1-game playoff to decide the division
    • It takes a little bit of setup to schedule the tiebreaker games - it might be a couple of days before I'm able to fit that in and score the games
    • Standings for all leagues
    • Around BWB
  • Last game coming later tonight. Here's an update of the close races throughout all of Benchwarmer Baseball. 40 of the 272 divisions are not yet decided and 13 of those feature the teams playing each other in Game 150.

9/8/25

9/5/25

  • Free agent signings are closed for the season

9/1/25

  • Upcoming dates/deadlines of note:
    • Wednesday, September 3 - Week 24 transactions - last week to sign any free agents for the 2025 season
    • Wednesday, September 10 - Week 25 transactions - cuts and IR moves only
    • TBD (Sunday, September 28?) - Week 26 transactions - set playoff lineups. Final week to cut players under contract for 2026 and beyond without the obligation to carry over to the 2026 roster.
    • See 2025 Transaction Deadlines

8/26/25

  • Hitting at the same time as last year - during Games 118-120: congratulations to our first Division Champion: (See standings for all leagues)
    • Perfect World League - David Wells Division: Suffolk Steel (owner Robert Elias) - Defending league champion - also won in 2022; 5th division win

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