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Big Daddy Baseball League

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Sea Cats

2001, 2006 Person Division Champions

 

OWNER
Name: Tony DeCastro
Home Town: Greenville, SC
Age: 40
Birthday: August 4th
Family: Married, with one son
Occupation: Architect
Hobbies: Reading pulp detective novels, fishing, RPG's, movie buff, boxscore junkie
Favorite team: New York Yankees
Brush with fame: Played in the minor leagues with Casey Fisk (Carlton's son.)  Got to shake Pudge's hand.  Played long toss with John Wetteland.  Shook hands with Nolan Ryan when playing against his son Reid's team in college.  Went to high school with Jeff D'Amico.  Played against Mike Sirotka, Chad Ogea, Todd Walker, Lyle Mouton, Paul Bako, Kelly Wunsch and Warren Morris.   Bruce Aven once took Tony yard.  Ron LeFlore once said he "had potential."  Watched a minor league game beside HOF'er Robin Roberts when Tony was eight years old.  Met several Cardinals players, including Terry Pendleton, while growing up down the block from the St. Louis training camp.
Quote: "He not busy being born is busy dying." -- Bob Dylan
Fantasy baseball experience: Commissioner of several Strat-o-Matic leagues in the late-'80's.
BDBL member since: 11/21/98

 

HISTORY
Year Owner Team Name Record
1999 Tony DeCastro South Carolina Sea Cats 73-87 (3rd)
2000     62-98 (3rd)
2001     92-68 (1st)
2002 66-94 (4th)
2003 63-97 (4th)
2004 76-84 (2nd)
2005 66-94 (4th)
2006     97-63 (1st)
2007     70-90 (4th)
2008     62-98 (4th)
2009     46-114 (4th)
2010     65-95 (3rd)
2010     80-80 (4th)

 

2001 Person Division Champions
2001

2001 Person Division Champions
2006

 

COACHING STAFF
Pitching Coach: Henry Wiggen
Hitting Coach: Roy Hobbs
First Base Coach: Terence Mann
Third Base Coach: Ray Kinsella
Bench Coach: Crash Davis
Bullpen Coach: Nuke Laloosh

 

FARM SYSTEM
Year Rank #1 Pick #1 Prospect
1999   Jason LaRue  
2000 17 Wilfredo Rodriguez Wilfredo Rodriguez (32)
2001 10 Jovanny Cedeno J.R. House (20)
2002 3 Jose Reyes Hank Blalock (2)
2003 2 Andy Sisco Jose Reyes (3)
2004 13 Dan Johnson Josh Barfield (27)
2005 9 Gaby Hernandez Yusmeiro Petit (23)
2006 5 Fernando Martinez Lastings Milledge (11)
2007 12 Cedric Hunter Reid Brignac (19)
2008 6 Chris Tillman Fernando Martinez (22)
2009 2 Freddie Freeman Buster Posey (11)
2010 2 Aroldis Chapman Buster Posey (4)
2011 3 Jeremy Baltz Aroldis Chapman (5)