We started with 10 teams aiming for glory. Now only two have the chance to claim the BaseballGB Fantasy League crown. Read on to find out which sides made it through to the championship final. Championship bracket Team H/AB* R HR RBI SB AVG OPS IP* W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score Bunting for Britain 89/326 32 17 48 5 .273 .834 67.1 5 2 77 4 2.67 1.14 8 Cheshunt Maltsters 78/337 33 13 44 3 .231 .722 67.1 5 6 65 1 2.67 1.16 2 Third beat second in the first of the championship semi-finals. Salvador the saviour: Perez (Bunting) HR, 3 RBI, SB, .500 AVG, 1.624 OPS MVP?: Abreu (Bunting) 3 HR ..read more

After seven weeks, the BaseballGB Fantasy League’s regular season is over. Read on to find out which teams will be competing for the title in the playoffs and which teams are battling for the consolation prize. Team H/AB* R HR RBI SB AVG OPS IP* W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score Richie’s RBI’s 95/330 60 13 46 15 .288 .844 69.2 7 6 76 2 3.36 0.93 12 The Cheddar Chasers 59/240 45 11 43 6 .246 .745 44.1 4 2 46 0 3.65 1.22 0 The RBIs did all they could to secure a place in the top four but had to settle for 5th. Power and speed: Mondesi (RBIs) 8 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 SB Safe at home: LeMahieu (RB ..read more

Time is running out to book a place in the BaseballGB Fantasy League, as there is just one week of the regular season left. Here’s how the events of the past week in MLB shaped the standings. Team H/AB* R HR RBI SB AVG OPS IP* W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score Cheshunt Maltsters 110/350 60 22 62 2 .314 .966 51.1 3 3 58 4 2.63 1.03 11 The Cheddar Chasers 80/300 48 20 42 6 .267 .871 40.2 2 2 43 0 3.98 1.28 1 MVP: Ozuna (Maltsters) 8 R, 5 HR, 13 RBI, .464 AVG, 1.674 OPS Grand slams: Freeman (Maltsters) 7 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .346 AVG, 1.084 OPS Three-homer weeks: Trout (Maltsters) 9 R, 3 HR, 6 RB ..read more

A no-hitter. Bench-clearing incidents. A trade deadline looming. It was another eventful week in MLB. Let’s look at how it affected week five of the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Team H/AB* R HR RBI SB AVG OPS IP* W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score Norwich No II 90/328 53 12 44 5 .274 .805 58.2 5 1 69 0 4.76 1.35 4 The Cheddar Chasers 74/284 52 19 45 6 .261 .847 36.2 4 2 49 0 3.19 1.23 7 Hot hitters: Hoskins (Chasers) 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1.358 OPS; J Ramirez (Chasers) 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB Trea cool: T Turner (Norwich) 6 R, .519 AVG; Alberto (Norwich) .429 AVG Strikeout machine: Paddack (Norwich) W, 15 ..read more

Players apologising for hitting grand slams. Bullpen meltdowns. Near no-hitters. Games decided by plays at the plate. Just another week in MLB. Here’s how it affected the week four matchups ( also the half-way point in the season) in the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Team H/AB* R HR RBI SB AVG OPS IP* W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score Orpington Eagles 101/348 61 15 56 1 .290 .835 62.1 4 3 69 1 5.63 1.49 10 Didsbury Dodgers 65/278 43 15 37 3 .234 .771 44.0 1 2 49 0 10.23 2.18 1 Clutch performer: C Santana (Eagles) 2 HR, 9 RBI Way above average: Rendon (Eagles) .531 AVG, 1.125 OPS; Diaz (Eagle ..read more

It’s been another week of late comebacks and crazy numbers being put up as well as some injuries to big names and more postponements due to Covid. Here’s how it affected the BaseballGB Fantasy League in week three. Team H/AB* R HR RBI SB AVG OPS IP* W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score Didsbury Dodgers 62/272 39 15 28 1 .228 .735 59.2 2 4 52 0 6.34 1.53 3 Richie’s RBI’s 61/254 43 10 29 8 .240 .725 54.2 4 5 47 2 4.28 1.15 9 Damn Yankees: LeMahieu (RBIs) 5 R, .467 AVG, 1 IL stint; Torres (RBIs) 5 R, .563 AVG Clutch performer: Hosmer (RBIs) 6 RBI Need for speed: Villar (RBIs) 4 SB MVP?: Betts ..read more

The Marlins are in the hunt for the playoffs. The Rockies are top of the NL West. Donovan Solano has turned into Ted Williams. It’s a strange time indeed, but there’s one thing we can be sure of: the Astros are still jerks. Here’s how the week’s action affected the BaseballGB Fantasy League.  Team H/AB* R HR RBI SB AVG OPS IP* W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score Mighty Slugs 58/282 36 16 40 3 .206 .732 71.1 6 3 69 5 4.04 1.12 11 Newcastle Knights 56/274 34 13 45 0 .204 .712 39.1 3 2 46 3 5.26 1.32 1 Matt’s the way to do it: Olson (Slugs) 5 R, 4 HR, 1.055 OPS Way above average: Davis (S ..read more

Donovan Solano is leading the NL in RBIs. Colin Moran has five homers. Tyler Chatwood has been the best pitcher on the Cubs. The Marlins have only played three games but are still second in the NL East. It’s been a crazy start to the strangest of seasons. But which teams have made winning starts in the 2020 BaseballGB Fantasy League? Team H/AB* R HR RBI SB AVG OPS IP* W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score Didsbury Dodgers 101/420 58 20 61 5 .240 .769 85.2 4 8 86 1 3.47 1.14 11 Newcastle Knights 98/425 57 18 58 1 .231 .711 51.0 2 3 46 4 4.59 1.33 1 Matchup MVP: Swanson (Dodgers) 9 R, 2 HR, 11 ..read more

The BaseballGB Fantasy League draft went ahead – slightly later than planned for obvious reasons. Read on to find out how our managers drafted 300 players in 70 minutes. Our league has 10 teams this year and as the season is only 60 games this year – meaning seven weeks of regular season and two weeks of playoffs for the top four – the decision was made to expand the rosters. Each team would be drafting: C, C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, MI, CI, CF, OF, OF, OF, OF, UT, UT, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN. Each manager would need 30 players per roster including extra bench slots to ..read more

The official announcement on Thursday that MLB’s Opening Day, plus Great Britain’s World Baseball Classic qualifier in Arizona, would be postponed was as sad as it was inevitable. Few can doubt the necessity of the decision given the frightening escalation of the coronavirus pandemic across the globe this week. Outdoor mass gatherings of people may not necessarily have a huge impact on the spread of the disease, but logic suggests it will have some impact and it simply doesn’t seem right to accept the risk for the sake of playing a game. However, we all know that describing baseball, foo ..read more