Melonheads

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AL East Champs

AL East Champs

## Overview

The Melonheads are a custom team that can be selected in Backyard Baseball and Backyard Football. They are considered one of the quintessential Backyard team names by the BBL community. Since Season 3, they have been coached by Eauxps I. Fourgott.

"Melonheads" is one of two teams that have been chosen every season in the BBL, with the other being "Monsters"

## Season 1

The Melonheads were one of the participants in the inaugural BBL Season 1, coached by GreenDayEagles. The Melonheads dubiously became the worst team in the league, finishing with a record of 1-13.

## Season 2

The Melonheads returned in Season 2, coached by newcomer alsi2843. Unfortunately, the Melonheads had similar results, finishing with a 1-13 record again. Despite the poor record, the Season 2 Melonheads had one of the best pitching staffs in BBL history, only allowing 5 runs the entire season.

## Season 7

For the 5th consecutive season, coach Eauxps took the reins for the Super-Duper Melonheads. He was placed in the Indoor League, an intermediate division of sorts.

The Melonheads tried a new draft strategy this season, giving up most of their high draft picks but also getting rid of their low draft picks. Eventually, the entirety of their draft took place between rounds 4 and 5. The result was a team with not so much star power, but also no glaring weak links.

The Melonheads' results were much less exciting than their draft, though. The Melonheads limped to a 2-12 record, last place in the Indoor League.
However, not all was lost for the Melonheads. They accepted an invitation into the Consolation Bracket and turned their season around. After defeating the Hornets in the first round, the Melonheads pulled a big upset against the Backyard League Phillies two games to one. In the Consolation Championship, the Melonheads were swept by the Bombers, but the postseason was a success for the Melonheads, as they won more games in the consolation bracket than they did during the entire regular season.

## Season 8

Coach Eauxps returned for his 6th season with the team, looking to rectify the Melonheads' disappointing Season 7. That plan started with an entirely different draft strategy. Instead of trading for all middle-round picks, the Melonheads traded up to get two first-round picks, which they used to select Jay Green and Lindsy Felgate. Jay became the team's main pitcher and a power hitter in the middle of the lineup, while Lindsy became the leadoff batter who catalyzed the offense.

The Melonheads also returned to their favorite home field of Tin Can Alley, which helped them become the highest scoring offense in the league. They exceeded 20 runs on six different occasions, three of which were 30 or more.

The Melonheads won the AL East after defeating the Devil Rays on Match of the Week in the final game of the regular season to break an 8-5 tie and finish at 9-5. The Melonheads were tied with the Tigers at 9-5, but the Tigers earned the #2 seed over the Melonheads based on a head-to-head tiebreaker. The Melonheads matched up against the #1 seeded Mariners in the first round (the Mariners could not face the wild card in the first round, since they came from the same division).

In the ALDS, Game 1 took place at the Mariners' home field of Sandy Flats, a field which the league agreed favored the Mariners and clashed with the Melonheads' play style. However, the Melonheads pulled a shocking Game 1 upset, by a score of 13-8. As the series shifted to Game 2, the Melonheads had a home game at Tin Can Alley, a field that most agree favored the Melonheads. But surprisingly, a similar switcheroo happened, as the Mariners defeated the Melonheads, 17-7. In the deciding Game 3, back at Sandy Flats, both teams had one of their most impressive games of the season, but the Mariners ended up winning 29-18.

Coach Eauxps was quoted saying that the Melonheads had "a good season overall", and he also said that the division series was "super fun", despite the result.[1]

## Season 9

Eauxps I. Fourgott and the Melonheads returned in Season 9. This time, they played in the NL West, on the 2003 version of the game, with a home field of Parks Dept. #2.

The Melonheads were placed in a tough division and struggled out of the gate, losing their first three games. However, they didn't give up and were in the playoff hunt with two weeks to go. They ultimately finished 6-8 and missed the postseason.

The Melonheads' season highlight (and perhaps their career highlight) came in Week 12 when they scored an incredible 71 runs against the Diamondbacks. They took advantage of a weak defense to score 71 times, used a short left field fence to help them hit 14 home runs, and ran past a timid catcher to steal 54 bases. Lindsy Felgate had the strongest performance, going 10-11 with two doubles, a triple, 6 home run, 19 RBIs, 9 runs scored, and 2 stolen bases. She won NL Batter of the Week for her output.

Lindsy's season as a whole was also impressive, as she batted 0.787 with 20 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 37 runs scored. She was voted Season 9 MVP for her efforts.

## Season 10

### 2003

Coach Eauxps returned to coach the Melonheads for the 8th and final time, as he announced that he would retire at the end of the season. The Melonheads played in the Frontyard League West and played at their familiar home of Tin Can Alley.

The Melonheads started off the draft with a bang, trading up to get picks #1 and #3, drafting Lindsy Felgate and Julie Dunkel. However, trading up cost them in the later rounds, as they had to select the last two picks of the 8th round and two picks in the 9th round.

The Melonheads' most memorable game may have come when they recorded the first ever tie in rBBL history. The Melonheads beat the Diamondbacks at home 10-0, which gave them a +12 after the home team multiplier. The Diamondbacks won their side 12-0, which is also a +12. Under the tiebreaker rules established in Season 9, the tie is broken by runs allowed, then hits allowed. But both teams allowed 0 runs and 3 hits, so the final verdict was indeed a tie.

The Melonheads narrowly missed the playoffs at 6-7-1. They accepted an invitation to the Consolation Tournament, where they had a vintage Tin Can Alley explosion against the Royals, but they were ultimately eliminated by the Wombats.

In honor of Eauxps' retirement and service to the league, the name Super-Duper Melonheads was officially retired throughout the league. Any future coach of the Melonheads must choose a different adjective and color scheme (green and pink).