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Big Daddy Baseball League

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Atlanta Fire Ants

2011 BDBL Champions
2011 Eck League Champions
2005 Eck League Wild Card Winners
1999, 2009, 2010, 2011 Hrbek Division Champions

 

OWNER

Name: Gene Patterson
Home Town: Atlanta, GA
Age: 42
Birthday: April 9th
Family: Married, with two kids
Occupation: Certified Athletic Trainer and Sports Information Director for a private school in Atlanta
Hobbies: Collect autographed baseballs from Hall of Famers.   (Currently have Ernie Banks, Yogi Berra, Steve Carlton, Dennis Eckersley, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Ralph Kiner, Bill Mazeroski, Phil Niekro, Tom Seaver and Robin Yount.)  Also enjoy movies, Texas Hold 'em and all sports in general.
Favorite team: Braves (but was a Dodgers fan growing up)
Brush with fame: Had a beer with Charles Barkley once (along with some other players -- back when Charles was with the Phoenix Suns.)  Saw Joe Paterno at our school one time after they had signed one of our players.  Stood next to Governor Roy Barnes when he signed a bill involving athletic trainers.  Met Herman Talmadge, famous Georgian and Senator, who was on the Ervin Committee (Watergate.)
Quote: "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." -- Albert Einstein.
Things people always say to me: "What do you do to stay so thin?"
Pet peeve: Showboating athletes.
Fantasy baseball experience: One year of ESPN Fantasy Baseball, Bulldog Baseball League (1998-2000), several fantasy leagues, Statis Pro Baseball.
BDBL member since: 9/13/00

 

HISTORY
Year Owner Team Name Record
1999 Bob Bierman Oakville Marauders 88-72 (1st)
2000 Steve Babula / Gene Patterson Boardwalk Vulgarians 64-96 (4th)
2001 Gene Patterson Atlanta Fire Ants 74-86 (4th)
2002 61-99 (4th)
2003 69-91 (4th)
2004 64-96 (4th)
2005 91-69 (2nd)
2006     66-94 (4th)
2007     58-102 (4th)
2008     42-118 (4th)
2009     94-66 (1st)
2010     93-67 (1st)
2011     109-51 (1st)

 

The Hrbek Award
1999
The Hrbek Award
2009

2010

2011

2011

2011

 

COACHING STAFF
Manager: Mike Scioscia
Hitting Coach: Dale Murphy
Pitching Coach: Don Sutton
First Base Coach: Mark Lemke
Third Base Coach: Ron Cey
Bench Coach: Glen Hubbard
Bullpen Coach: Ernie Pantusso
Assistant to the GM: Will Carroll
Broadcast Team: Chris Dimino and Nick Cellini

 
FARM SYSTEM
Year Rank #1 Pick #1 Prospect
1999   Ben Petrick  
2000 24 Wily Mo Pena Ben Petrick (18)
2001 20 Keith Reed Nick Neugebauer (48)
2002 11   Nick Neugebauer (14)
2003 17 Jeff Francoeuer Jason Arnold (38)
2004 14 Delwyn Young Guillermo Quiroz (33)
2005 10 Brandon Moss Jeff Francoeuer (20)
2006 21 Wade Davis Mike Jacobs (118)
2007 10 Jeremy Hellickson Ian Stewart (39)
2008 4 Tim Beckham Clay Buchholz (3)
2009 4 Bryce Harper Tim Beckham (15)
2010 7 Arodys Vizcaino Wade Davis (22)
2011 6 Zach Wheeler Bryce Harper (1)