2004 BDBL Champions
2004 Ozzie League Champions
2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010,
2013, 2016, 2017 Benes Division Champions
2002, 2022, 2023 OL Wild Card Winners
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Name: Brian Potrafka
Home Town: Decatur, IL
Age: 56
Birthday: March 14th
Family: Mother, father, brother, sister
Profession: Accountz Reecevin' Posse
Favorite team: Chicago Cubs
Hobbies: Drinking fast
Brush with fame: Talked to Eric Davis and got his autograph after his first game in St. Louis. He had two or three hits -- a triple -- and threw out arunner at third. Caught Johnny Bench's last foul ball ever hit in St. Louis. The next pitch was a three-run homer to left.
Quote: "Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one's body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart by arrows, rifles, spears and swords, being carried away by surging waves, being thrown into the midst of a great fire, being struck by lightning, being shaken to death by a giant earthquake, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease or committing seppuku at the death of one's master. And every day without fail one should consider himself as dead." -- Hagakure: From the 11th Chapter
Fantasy baseball experience: Youth of Stratomatci cards thrown all over. Diamond Mind Baseball since 1996. Commissioner of the Three Run Homer League for two years.
BDBL member since: 11/1/03
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| Year |
Owner |
Team Name |
Record |
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| 1999 |
Brian Hicks |
Madison Fighting Mimes |
70-90 (3rd) |
| 2000 |
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98-62 (2nd) |
| 2001 |
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69-91 (3rd) |
| 2002 |
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91-69 (2nd)* |
| 2003 |
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78-82 (3rd) |
| 2004 |
Brian Potrafka |
Ravenswood Infidels |
92-68 (1st) |
| 2005 |
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86-74 (1st) |
| 2006 |
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66-94 (4th) |
| 2007 |
|
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91-69 (1st) |
| 2008 |
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99-61 (1st) |
| 2009 |
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66-94 (3rd) |
| 2010 |
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110-50 (1st) |
| 2011 |
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68-92 (4th) |
| 2012 |
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82-78 (2nd) |
| 2013 |
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89-71 (1st) |
| 2014 |
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84-76 (2nd) |
| 2015 |
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67-93 (3rd) |
| 2016 |
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87-73 (1st) |
| 2017 |
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90-70 (1st) |
| 2018 |
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63-97 (3rd) |
| 2019 |
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84-76 (2nd) |
| 2020 |
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96-64 (2nd) |
| 2021 |
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64-96 (4th) |
| 2022 |
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98-62 (2nd)* |
| 2023 |
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|
87-73 (2nd)* |
| 2024 |
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54-106 (4th) |
| 2025 |
|
|
65-95 (4th) |
* wild card
| Manager: |
Cal Ripken, Jr. |
| Pitching Coach: |
Larry Anderson |
| Hitting Coach: |
Larry Hisle |
| First Base Coach: |
Richard (Larry from "Three's Company") Klein |
| Third Base Coach: |
Larry Flynt |
| Bench Coach: |
Larry Horse |
| Year |
Rank |
#1 Pick |
#1 Prospect |
| 1999 |
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Dernell Stenson |
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| 2000 |
5 |
Danys Baez |
Vernon Wells (5) |
| 2001 |
13 |
Jerome Williams |
Joe Crede (22) |
| 2002 |
20 |
Esteban German |
Joe Crede (65) |
| 2003 |
22 |
Francisco Rosario |
Dontrelle Willis (50) |
| 2004 |
12 |
Jorge de la Rosa |
Ervin Santana (22) |
| 2005 |
23 |
Michael Bourn |
Juan Dominguez (110) |
| 2006 |
24 |
Sean Rodriguez |
Chris Snelling (122) |
| 2007 |
22 |
Carlos Gomez |
Sean Rodriguez (90) |
| 2008 |
19 |
Todd Frazier |
Jordan Schafer (32) |
| 2009 |
19 |
Josh Phegley |
Jordan Schafer (35) |
| 2010 |
19 |
Wil Myers |
Todd Frazier (47) |
| 2011 |
17 |
Rubby De La Rosa |
Wil Myers (13) |
| 2012 |
16 |
Vinnie Catricala |
Will Myers (14) |
| 2013 |
11 |
Joey Gallo |
Will Myers (4) |
| 2014 |
19 |
Eduardo Rodriguez |
Eduardo Rodriguez (57) |
| 2015 |
12 |
Walker Buehler |
Henry Owens (29) |
| 2016 |
13 |
Jacob Nottingham |
Dansby Swanson (14) |
| 2017 |
17 |
Jake Burger |
Brent Honeywell (30) |
| 2018 |
7 |
Brandon Marsh |
Michael Kopech (12) |
| 2019 |
11 |
Vidal Brujan |
Brent Honeywell (22) |
| 2020 |
20 |
Simeon Woods Richardson |
Simeon Woods Richardson (78) |
| 2021 |
23 |
Andrew Painter |
Michael Busch (98) |
| 2022 |
14 |
Vladi M. Guerrero |
Triston Casas (16) |
| 2023 |
16 |
Bryce Miller |
Triston Casas (28) |
| 2024 |
22 |
Justice Bigbie |
Luisangel Acuna (76) |
| 2025 |
20 |
Bryce Miller |
Luke Keaschall (48) |
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