Backyard Baseball League Season 12

==The Beginnings==
==Setting Up the Season==
For the third season in a row, there were enough coaches to hold two full leagues. Continuing the method from Season 11, rather than randomly assigning or having teams draft their divisions, the divisions were arranged by the League Officials in an attempt to balance out the division by supposed coach skill. The divisions were as follows:
2001 League:
AL WEST 	Coach 		AL CENTRAL 	Coach 		AL EAST 	Coach
Cincinnati Tigers 	alex7456 		Green Reds 	personizzle		Boston Yankees 	wheeliefan
Humongous Giants 	Itaniium 		Little Monsters 	mattitude 		Colorado Rangers 	Vissery
Humongous Wombats 	NotoriousPun		Milwaukee Mariners	Chellow 		Houston Astros 	Cherry
Kansas City Royals	The CRK 		Texas Cardinals 	ZiorBox 		Super-Duper Devil Rays	AnjouPays
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NL WEST 	Coach 		NL CENTRAL 	Coach 		NL EAST 	Coach
Crazy Pirates 	crazyei8hts		Boston Braves 	Heinz 		Blue Angels 	bobbyBONES2370
Houston Rockies	GSchlim 		New York Mets 	MikeMadness 		Crazy Diamondbacks	Towers-of-Obscure
Minnesota Twins	EvanSW 		Oakland Expos 	lillwaws26 		Florida Marlins 	Loba
Red Blue Jays 	Madoc 		Super-Duper Hornets	Ferb Fletcher		Mighty Melonheads 	HaloTW
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FL WEST 	Coach 		FL CENTRAL 	Coach 		FL EAST 	Coach
Kansas City Royals 	alex7456 		Boston Braves 	shrewsbury91		Baltimore Pirates 	QuestionMonkey
New York Red Sox 	Madoc 		Cleveland Indians	pentuple 		Houston Devil Rays	Cherry
Super-Duper Diamondbacks	PepsiBoyTTV		Minnesota Twins 	Toast 		New York White Sox	MelloMathTeacher
Texas Tigers 	jyknight 		White Dodgers 	personizzle 		Toronto Blue Jays 	MikeMadness
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BL WEST 	Coach 		BL CENTRAL 	Coach 		BL EAST 	Coach
Chicago Wombats 	jibbodahibbo 		Boston Marlins	strsd 		Houston Astros 	psanchez55
Crazy Hornets 	SilverBullet102		Green Monsters	Yurya 		Humongous Melonheads	mattitude
Milwaukee Brewers	Natetastic28 		Junior Bombers	The CRK 		Red Rockies 	jr2604
Texas Expos 	Wizard 		Little Angels 	AnjouPays		Seattle Fishes 	munchsmith
== Coaching Changes ==
There were more coaching changes than usual throughout Season 12. 
* Coach GSchlim left the Houston Rockies at the all-star break and was replaced by BBALL.
* Coach Madoc left the New York Red Sox at the all-star break and was replaced by Marco.
* Coach strsd left the Boston Marlins during Week 9 and was replaced by T-Boz.
* Coach MelloMathTeacher left the New York White Sox after Week 9. Coach Marco moved to the White Sox and coach sky took over the Red Sox.
* Coach wheeliefan left the Boston Yankees after Week 11 and was replaced by FlyingJ138.
* Coach PepsiBoyTTV left the Super-Duper Diamondbacks during Week 12 and was replaced by bobbyBONES2370. 
==The Draft==
The description below is true of both the 2001 League draft and the 2003 League draft.
The players were assigned in a 24-team, 9-round draft. The format is known as a "scattered snake" draft, where each team gets one pick per round, but the order of each round is different in order to make each team's total draft positioning relatively even. "The Wheel" randomized the order in which coaches picked their draft slot, but they were allowed to choose any group of 9 picks as stated on the draft board.
==The Season==
===Players of the Week===
The Batter of the Week and the Pitcher of the Week awards returned for Season 11. They are given weekly to the in-game players who made the biggest impact at the plate and on the mound. The winners were as follows:
======American League Players of the Week======
Week	Batter of the Week	Team 	Coach 	Pitcher of the Week	Team 	Coach
1 	Fred Benson 	Devil Rays	AnjouPays 	Ernie Steele 	Monsters 	mattitude
2 	Rachel La Buena 	Giants 	Itaniium 	Dominic Hoskins 	Mariners 	Chellow
3 	Davy Marian 	Royals 	The CRK 	Ernie Steele 	Monsters 	mattitude
4 	Lance Lambert 	Giants 	Itaniium 	Omar Stephano 	Rangers 	Vissery
5 	Pablo Sanchez 	Rangers 	Vissery 	Nancy Chin 	Reds 	personizzle
6 	Zena Fromme 	Reds 	personizzle	Omar Stephano 	Rangers 	Vissery
7 	Zenon Estrada 	Reds 	personizzle	Ernie Steele 	Monsters 	mattitude
8 	Will Ferrell 	Giants 	Itaniium 	Walter Hall 	Royals 	The CRK
9 	Jose Canseco 	Monsters 	mattitude 	Jerry Mahoney 	Tigers 	alex7456
10 	Zena Fromme 	Reds 	personizzle	Jerry Mahoney 	Tigers 	alex7456
11 	Pablo Sanchez 	Rangers 	Vissery 	Marty Cordova 	Devil Rays	AnjouPays
12 	Zenon Estrada 	Reds 	personizzle	Dominic Hoskins 	Mariners 	Chellow
13 	Joan Mae 	Royals 	The CRK 	Randy Johnson 	Yankees 	FlyingJ138
14 	Kay O'Toole 	Mariners 	Chellow 	Walter Hall 	Royals 	The CRK
======National League Players of the Week======
Week	Batter of the Week	Team 	Coach 	Pitcher of the Week	Team 	Coach
1 	Debby Nagasawa 	Angels 	bobbyBONES2370	Amanda Hellerman 	Mets 	MikeMadness
2 	Henri Deschenes 	Expos 	lillwaws26 	Freakshow 	Expos 	lillwaws26
3 	Cheryl Reynolds 	Marlins 	Loba 	Tequila Mockingbird	Rockies 	GSchlim
4 	Cheryl Reynolds 	Marlins 	Loba 	Chad Koppel 	Braves 	Heinz
5 	Marilyn McDonnell 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts 	Tequila Mockingbird	Rockies 	GSchlim
6 	Sammy Sosa 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts 	Christina Beattie 	Blue Jays 	Madoc
7 	Sammy Sosa 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts 	Chad Koppel 	Braves 	Heinz
8 	Petra Chekov 	Melonheads	HaloTW 	Judy Abwunza 	Angels 	bobbyBONES2370
9 	Samuel Middleton 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts 	Amanda Hellerman 	Mets 	MikeMadness
10 	Sophie Meyer 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts 	Mr. Clanky 	Hornets 	Ferb Fletcher
11 	Sammy Sosa 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts 	Mr. Clanky 	Hornets 	Ferb Fletcher
12 	Angela Delvecchio 	Expos 	lillwaws26 	Shawn Green 	Melonheads	HaloTW
13 	Sophie Meyer 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts 	Tequila Mockingbird	Rockies 	BBALL
14 	Julie Dunkel 	Angels 	bobbyBONES2370	Freakshow 	Expos 	lillwaws26
======Frontyard League Players of the Week======
Week	Batter of the Week	Team 	Coach 	Pitcher of the Week	Team 	Coach
1 	Francesca Whitaker	Twins 	Toast 	Amanda Hellerman 	Twins 	Toast
2 	Fred Benson 	White Sox 	MelloMathTeacher	Marky Dubois 	Royals 	alex7456
3 	Maya Woodruff 	Tigers 	jyknight 	Ricky Johnson 	Dodgers 	personizzle
4 	Stan Olafson 	Tigers 	jyknight 	Marky Dubois 	Royals 	alex7456
5 	Fred Benson 	White Sox 	MelloMathTeacher	Jay Green 	Braves 	shrewsbury91
6 	Molly May 	Diamondbacks	PepsiBoyTTV 	Frank Thomas 	Blue Jays 	MikeMadness
7 	Henri Deschenes 	Diamondbacks	PepsiBoyTTV 	Ricky Johnson 	Dodgers 	personizzle
8 	Amir Khan 	Pirates 	QuestionMonkey 	Marky Dubois 	Royals 	alex7456
9 	Maya Woodruff 	Tigers 	jyknight 	Randy Johnson 	Devil Rays	Cherry
10 	Kiesha Phillips 	Red Sox 	sky 	Amanda Hellerman 	Twins 	Toast
11 	Maya Woodruff 	Tigers 	jyknight 	Jay Green 	Braves 	shrewsbury91
12 	Hillary Vargas 	Red Sox 	sky 	Jay Green 	Braves 	shrewsbury91
13 	Ken Griffey Jr. 	Pirates 	QuestionMonkey 	Randy Johnson 	Devil Rays	Cherry
14 	Henri Deschenes 	Diamondbacks	bobbyBONES2370 	Marky Dubois 	Royals 	alex7456
======Backyard League Players of the Week======
Week	Batter of the Week	Team 	Coach 	Pitcher of the Week 	Team 	Coach
1 	Hat Kid 	Angels 	AnjouPays 	Ray Tran 	Rockies 	jr2604
2 	Mike Shamrock 	Melonheads	mattitude 	Albert PujolsBrenda Markart	MarlinsHornets	strsdSilverBullet102
3 	Bobby Bulgrien 	Fishes 	munchsmith 	Lisa Crocket 	Expos 	Wizard
4 	Leah Wayne 	Angels 	AnjouPays 	Lance Lambert 	Bombers 	The CRK
5 	Mikey Thomas 	Brewers 	Natetastic28	Tequila Mockingbird 	Angels 	AnjouPays
6 	Will Ferrell 	Bombers 	The CRK 	Mr. Clanky 	Wombats 	jibbodahibbo
7 	Sammy Sosa 	Brewers 	Natetastic28	Sally Dobbs 	Monsters 	Yurya
8 	Debby Nagasawa 	Rockies 	jr2604 	Bowser Koopa 	Melonheads 	mattitude
9 	Marsellus Marx 	Melonheads	mattitude 	Judy Abwunza 	Astros 	psanchez55
10 	Leah Wayne 	Angels 	AnjouPays 	Judy Abwunza 	Astros 	psanchez55
11 	Mike Shamrock 	Melonheads	mattitude 	Tequila Mockingbird 	Angels 	AnjouPays
12 	Will Ferrell 	Bombers 	The CRK 	Christina Beattie 	Brewers 	Natetastic28
13 	Leah Wayne 	Angels 	AnjouPays 	Tequila Mockingbird 	Angels 	AnjouPays
14 	Mr. Clanky 	Wombats 	jibbodahibbo	Mr. Clanky 	Wombats 	jibbodahibbo
===Final Standings===
The standings are shown below. Teams in bold made the playoffs. Teams in italics accepted bids to the Consolation Tournament.
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AL WEST 	W 	L 	AL CENTRAL 	W 	L 	AL EAST 	W 	L
Humongous Giants 	9 	5 	Little Monsters 	12 	2 	Colorado Rangers 	12 	2
Kansas City Royals 	6 	8 	Green Reds 	10 	4 	Super-Duper Devil Rays 	10 	4
Cincinnati Tigers 	5 	9 	Milwaukee Mariners 	8 	6 	Houston Astros 	5 	9
Humongous Wombats 	3 	11 	Texas Cardinals 	3 	11 	Boston Yankees 	1 	13
The Monsters were the #1 seed due to a head-to-head win over the Rangers. The Devil Rays were the #4 seed due to a head-to-head win over the Reds.
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NL WEST 	W 	L 	NL CENTRAL 	W 	L 	NL EAST 	W 	L
Crazy Pirates 	11 	3 	Oakland Expos 	11 	3 	Florida Marlins 	12 	2
Minnesota Twins 	8 	6 	Boston Braves 	10 	4 	Blue Angels 	11 	3
Red Blue Jays 	5 	9 	Super-Duper Hornets 	4 	10 	Mighty Melonheads 	5 	9
Houston Rockies 	3 	11 	New York Mets 	2 	12 	Crazy Diamondbacks 	2 	12
The Pirates were the #2 seed due to a head-to-head win over the Expos.
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FL WEST 	W 	L 	FL CENTRAL 	W 	L 	FL EAST 	W 	L
Texas Tigers 	9 	5 	White Dodgers 	9 	5 	Baltimore Pirates 	14 	0
Super-Duper Diamondbacks 	8 	6 	Boston Braves 	9 	5 	Houston Devil Rays 	6 	8
Kansas City Royals 	7 	7 	Minnesota Twins 	8 	6 	New York White Sox 	6 	8
New York Red Sox 	5 	9 	Cleveland Indians 	0 	14 	Toronto Blue Jays 	3 	11
The Dodgers won the FL Central due to being 2-0 against the Braves. The Tigers were the #2 seed due to a head-to-head win over the Dodgers.
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BL WEST 	W 	L 	BL CENTRAL 	W 	L 	BL EAST 	W 	L
Milwaukee Brewers 	8 	6 	Little Angels 	11 	3 	Houston Astros 	12 	2
Chicago Wombats 	7 	7 	Junior Bombers 	8 	6 	Seattle Fishes 	9 	5
Texas Expos 	5 	9 	Green Monsters 	5 	9 	Humongous Melonheads 	8 	6
Crazy Hornets 	3 	11 	Boston Marlins 	3 	11 	Red Rockies 	5 	9
The Melonheads were the #5 seed due to a head-to-head win over the Bombers.
===Stats===
The league leaders are listed below:
*indicates a 9th round pick, eligible to use power ups
**(ERA and WHIP are minimum 28 innings pitched)
American League Leaders
Stat	# 	Player 	Team 	Coach 	
H 	55 	Barry LarkinGrace Tipton	Giants 	Itaniium 	
1B 	52 	Grace Tipton 	Giants 	Itaniium 	
2B 	12 	Jillian Paine 	Rangers 	Vissery 	
3B 	4 	Pablo Sanchez 	Rangers 	Vissery 	
3B 	4 	Chipper Jones 	Devil Rays	AnjouPays 	
3B 	4 	Dante Robinson 	Wombats 	NotoriousPun	
3B 	4 	Joella Minotti 	Giants 	Itaniium 	
HR 	23 	Zenon Estrada 	Reds 	personizzle 	
RBI 	65 	Pablo Sanchez 	Rangers 	Vissery 	
R 	42 	Grace Tipton 	Giants 	Itaniium 	
SB 	11 	Stuart Sullivan 	Royals 	The CRK 	
AVG 	0.764	Barry Larkin 	Giants 	Itaniium 	
SLG 	1.887	Joan Mae 	Royals 	The CRK 	
OPS 	2.619	Pablo Sanchez 	Rangers 	Vissery 	
RC 	91.67	Pablo Sanchez 	Rangers 	Vissery 	
K 	101 	Jerry Mahoney 	Tigers 	alex7456 	
ERA 	0.61 	Walter Hall 	Royals 	The CRK 	
WHIP	0.88 	Omar Stephano 	Rangers 	Vissery 	
National League Leaders
Stat	# 	Player 	Team 	Coach
H 	60 	Jemina Winner 	Marlins 	Loba
1B 	54 	Jemina Winner 	Marlins 	Loba
2B 	11 	Cheryl Reynolds 	Marlins 	Loba
3B 	5 	Wally Evans 	Blue Jays	Madoc
HR 	25 	Sophie Meyer 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts
RBI 	67 	Sammy Sosa 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts
R 	41 	Jemina Winner 	Marlins 	Loba
R 	41 	Marilyn McDonnell	Pirates 	crazyei8hts
SB 	13 	Marilyn McDonnell	Pirates 	crazyei8hts
AVG 	0.870	Jemina Winner 	Marlins 	Loba
SLG 	1.935	Sammy Sosa 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts
OPS 	2.685	Sammy Sosa 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts
RC 	90.00	Sammy Sosa 	Pirates 	crazyei8hts
K 	123 	Mr. Clanky 	Hornets 	Ferb Fletcher
ERA 	0.63 	Chad Koppel 	Braves 	Heinz
WHIP	0.50 	Chad Koppel 	Braves 	Heinz
Frontyard League Leaders
Stat	# 	Player 	Team 	Coach 	
H 	50 	Jemina Winner 	Tigers 	jyknight 	
1B 	49 	Jemina Winner 	Tigers 	jyknight 	
2B 	12 	Maya Woodruff 	Tigers 	jyknight 	
3B 	5 	Lindsy Felgate 	Dodgers 	personizzle 	
HR 	17 	Henri Deschenes 	Diamondbacks	PepsiBoyTTVbobbyBONES2370	
RBI 	49 	Maya Woodruff 	Tigers 	jyknight 	
R 	33 	Amir Khan 	Pirates 	QuestionMonkey 	
SB 	16 	Stuart Sullivan 	White Sox 	MelloMathTeacherMarco 	
AVG 	0.818	Earl Abbot 	Dodgers 	personizzle 	
SLG 	1.911	Henri Deschenes 	Diamondbacks	PepsiBoyTTVbobbyBONES2370	
OPS 	2.665	Henri Deschenes 	Diamondbacks	PepsiBoyTTVbobbyBONES2370	
RC 	80.72	Henri Deschenes 	Diamondbacks	PepsiBoyTTVbobbyBONES2370	
K 	136 	Frank Thomas 	Blue Jays 	MikeMadness 	
ERA 	0.71 	Amanda Hellerman	Twins 	Toast 	
WHIP	0.52 	Amanda Hellerman	Twins 	Toast 	
Backyard League Leaders
Stat	# 	Player 	Team 	Coach 	
H 	50 	Luanne Lui 	Melonheads	mattitude 	
1B 	47 	Luanne Lui 	Melonheads	mattitude 	
2B 	9 	Marsellus Marx	Melonheads	mattitude 	
2B 	9 	Hat Kid 	Angels 	AnjouPays 	
3B 	4 	Pablo Sanchez 	Marlins 	strsdT-Boz 	
3B 	4 	Sarah Maxwell 	Rockies 	JR2604 	
HR 	22 	Mike Shamrock 	Melonheads	mattitude 	
RBI 	77 	Mike Shamrock 	Melonheads	mattitude 	
R 	35 	Marsellus Marx	Melonheads	mattitude 	
SB 	18 	Star Moonbeam 	Bombers 	The CRK 	
AVG 	0.820	Star Moonbeam 	Bombers 	The CRK 	
SLG 	1.911	Leah Wayne 	Angels 	AnjouPays 	
OPS 	2.625	Leah Wayne 	Angels 	AnjouPays 	
RC 	85.66	Marsellus Marx	Melonheads	mattitude 	
K 	109 	Mr. Clanky 	Wombats 	jibbodahibbo	
ERA 	0.42 	Ernie Steele 	Brewers 	Natetastic28	
WHIP	0.59 	Mr. Clanky 	Wombats 	jibbodahibbo	
==The Playoffs==
===Structure===
The league playoffs had a 12 team pool. In each league, the two conferences sent six teams to the playoffs. The top two division winners earned first round byes, while the third place division winner and the three best non-division winners earned Wild Card bids.
===Participants===
The brackets were as follows:
=2001 Playoff Bracket=
=2003 Playoff Bracket=
==League Awards==
The league awards were voted on by a panel of volunteer coaches. The awards were given out by conference, rather than one award for the entire league.
*American League 
**MVP: Pablo Sanchez, Rangers.
**Ace Wilson: Walter Hall, Royals.
**Goldie Glove: Carlos Beltran, SS, Monsters.
*National League
**MVP: Sammy Sosa, Pirates.
**Ace Wilson: Mr. Clanky, Hornets.
**Goldie Glove: Juan Gonzalez, SS, Braves.
*Frontyard League
**MVP: Henri Deschenes, Diamondbacks.
**Ace Wilson: Marky Dubois, Royals.
**Goldie Glove: Pete Wheeler, CF, Royals.
*Backyard League
**MVP: Leah Wayne, Angels.
**Ace Wilson: Mr. Clanky, Wombats.
**Goldie Glove: Vicki Kawaguchi, LF, Angels.
==Aftermath==