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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

Teams

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2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014 BDBL Champions
2002, 2003, 2005, 2008,
2010, 2014 Eck League Champions
2002, 2004, 2005, 2008,
2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 Higuera Division Champions
2003, 2021 EL Wild Card Winners

 

OWNER/GM
Name: Tony Badger
Home Town: Virginia
Age: 53
Birthday: August 4th
Occupation: IT Consultant
Hobbies: Bowling, genealogy, golf
Family: Married with three adult children
Favorite team: Yankees
Fantasy baseball experience: ran a roto league in the early 90's, BDBL
Brush with fame: Can trace family lineage back to before the Norman Conquest. Have bowled four perfect games.
BDBL member since: 11/25/15 (also a member from 2004-2011)

 

HISTORY
Year Owner(s) Team Name Record
1999 Steve Spoulos Antioch Angels (Butler Division) 90-70 (2nd)
2000 Chris Kamler / Marc Welby Boise Bastards (Higuera Division) 71-89 (4th)
2001 Tom DiStefano Allentown Ridgebacks 52-108 (4th)
2002 113-47 (1st)
2003 95-65 (2nd)
2004 95-65 (1st)
2005 102-58 (1st)
2006     88-72 (2nd)
2007     71-89 (3rd)
2008     100-60 (1st)
2009     78-82 (2nd)
2010     109-51
2011     55-105
2012     107-53 (1st)
2013     109-51 (1st)
2014 Tom DiStefano / Gene Patterson Wyoming Ridgebacks 102-58 (1st)
2015     84-76 (2nd)
2016 Tony Badger Buckingham Sovereigns 93-67 (3rd)
2017     85-75 (3rd)
2018     100-60 (1st)
2019     83-77 (3rd)
2020     86-74 (3rd)
2021     92-68 (2nd)
2022     89-71 (2nd)
2023   Virginia Sovereigns 54-106 (4th)

 

COACHING STAFF
Assistant GM: Charlie Donovan
Manager: Lou Brown
Bench Coach: Jake Taylor
Bench Coach: Pepper Leach
Hitting Coach: Pedro Cerrano
Pitching Coach: Eddie Harris
First Base Coach: Willy Mays Hayes
Third Base Coach: Duke Temple
Bullpen Coach: Ricky Vaughn
Fielding Coach: Roger Dorn
Broadcast team (radio): Larry Doyle and Monte, "The Best Color Man in the League"

 

FARM SYSTEM
Year Rank #1 Pick #1 Prospect
1999   Jason Grilli  
2000 18 Corey Thurman  
2001 4 Roy Oswalt Roy Oswalt (6)
2002 9 Kaz Ishii Chin-Feng Chen (35)
2003 12 Matt Whitney Jesse Foppert (4)
2004 16 Felix Hernandez Merkin Valdez (36)
2005 4 Elijah Dukes Felix Hernandez (1)
2006 13 Clay Buchholz Billy Butler (19)
2007 6 Andrew Brackman Tim Lincecum (11)
2008 16 Tim Alderson Jacob McGee (17)
2009 13 Josh Lindblom Rick Porcello (6)
2010 3 Randal Grichuk Mike Stanton (3)
2011 2 Jake Thompson Mike Trout (2)
2012 7 Trevor Story Mike Trout (3)
2013 21 Manuel Margot Gary Sanchez (34)
2014 12 Edwin Diaz Jonathan Gray (13)
2015 11 Starling Heredia Joey Gallo (9)
2016 22 Wilkerman Garcia Alex Verdugo (102)
2017 20 Estevan Florial Alex Verdugo (47)
2018 15 Jorge Guzman Estevan Florial (40)
2019 23 Antonio Cabello Jonathan Loaisiga (93)
2020 24 Luis Medina Kevin Alcantara (104)
2021 20 Oswald Peraza Deivi Garcia (68)
2022 21 Oswaldo Cabrera Oswald Peraza (46)
2023 20 Ryan Lasko Oswald Peraza (44)
2024 11 Paulino Santana Roman Anthony (15)