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Big Daddy Baseball League

www.bigdaddybaseball.com

O F F I C I A L   S I T E   O F   T H E   B I G   D A D D Y   B A S E B A L L   L E A G U E

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Blazers

2006 Ozzie League Champions
2006 Ozzie League Wild Card Winners

 

OWNER
Name: Billy "Baseball" Romaniello
Home Town: New Milford, CT
Age: 39
Birthday: October 12th
Family: Married, two sons, one daughter
Occupation: Certified Athletic Trainer
Hobbies: Volunteer fireman, Pinochle
Favorite team: 1978 New York Yankees
Fantasy baseball experience: CBL 1987-1990, GRiBbLe rotisserie league 1991.
Brush with fame: Played catch with Roger Clemens and Bruce Hurst. Treated Bo Jackson and Michael Jordan.
Blazers motto: "Last Place or Bust!"
Quote: "You Rat Bastard!  I wanted that guy!" (Said often during each draft.)
BDBL member since: 11/19/98
ASSISTANT GM
Name: Anthony Peburn
Home Town: New Milford, CT
Age: 31
Birthday: May 29
Family: Married, with two sons
Occupation: Physical Therapist
Hobbies: Stalking, helping old ladies cross the street, digging ditches, eating
Favorite team: The boys in the Boogie Down Bronx
Fantasy baseball experience: Exploiting rules in various Yahoo! points leagues since 2000.
Brush with fame: Looking in the mirror every morning.  Actually, in '86 we went to spring training and got tons of autographs, including Mattingly, Whitey, Gator, Goose, Willie Randolph, Rickey Henderson and the Boss.  One night, my brothers and I were in the hotel lobby, waiting outside the bar for autographs, and out walked Rock Raines.  I asked him for his autograph, and he noticed that he already signed my glove.  So I flipped the glove over, and he said, "Oh, that's okay, then."  Dude was hammered.
Quote: "You want me in this league.  You NEED me in this league!"
BDBL member since: November 1, 2002
e-Mail: TCapone30@aol.com

 

HISTORY
Year Owner Team Name Record
1999 Billy Romaniello New Milford Blazers 46-114 (4th)
2000     52-108 (4th)
2001     68-92 (3rd)
2002     49-111 (4th)
2003     66-94 (3rd)
2004     78-82 (3rd)
2005 Billy Romaniello/
Anthony Peburn 
  73-87 (3rd)
2006     90-70 (2nd)*
2007     47-113 (4th)

* wild card

 


2006

 

STADIUM
Name: Nestle Field
Model: Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia)
(can change after 2008 season)
Dome: Outdoor
Surface: Grass
Foul Ground: Normal
Rain: Normal
Wind: Moderate
Avg. Temp.: Comfortable
Temp. Change: High

 

COACHING STAFF
Pitching Coach: Ron Guidry
Hitting Coach: Chris Chambliss
First Base Coach: Brian Doyle
Third Base Coach: John Wrenn
Bench Coach: Ray Pennucci

 
FARM SYSTEM
Year Rank #1 Pick #1 Prospect
1999   Brad Penny  
2000 3 Luis Rivas Corey Patterson (4)
2001 1   Corey Patterson (1)
2002 5 Mike Gosling Sean Burroughs (3)
2003 14 Joe Valentine Mike Cuddyer (6)
2004 15 Akinori Otsuka Zach Greinke (4)
2005 22 Chad Orvella Denny Bautista (75)
2006 23 Nolan Reimold Nolan Reimold (92)
2007 15 Michael Burgess Clayton Kershaw (26)