League Name: Irish Baseball League
Abbreviation: IBL
Location: Ireland, Northern Ireland
League History (past placing, standings, records, etc)
2005 Standings:
FIRST DIVISION
Team Played Won Lost W/O Points
Hurricanes 6 6 0 0 24
Spartans 6 3 3 0 15
Dublin Black Sox 6 2 4 0 12
Greystones Mariners 6 1 5 0 9
SECOND DIVISION
Team Played Won Lost W/O Points
Panthers 8 7 1 0 29
Belfast Northstars 8 6 2 0 26
Wolves 8 4 4 0 20
Giants 8 2 4 2 10
Trojans 8 1 1 6 -1
Regular Season Schedule
9 games, once per week on Sundays from April 2 - June 11.
Roster Rules
N/A
Awards (with qualification and historical winners if possible)
'Andy Leonard 'League MVP Award
2005 - Steve DiVito
2004 - Darragh Jones
2003 - Tom Kelley
2002 - Jamie Cuevas
2001 - Tom Kelley
2000 - John Dillon
1999 - Tom Kelley
1998 - Ken McCarthy
'Tommy Bond' Best Pitcher Award
2005 - Shawn Miskiman
2004 - Cormac Eklof
2003 - Jamie Cuevas
2002 - Eoin O'Connor
2001 - n/a
2000 - n/a
1999 - Greg Modaro
1998 - Noel Mitchell
`Dirty' Jack Doyle Silver Slugger Award
2005 - Pat Nolan
2004 - Andy Martin
2003 - Tom Kelley
'Patsy Donovan' Batting Champion Award
2005 - Steve DiVito
2004 - Amory Schwartz
2003 - Hugh Cahill
2002 - Gordon Ireland
Salaries (including salary cap information, maximum salaries, etc)
N/A
Draft(s) (length, date, eligibility of draftees)
N/A
All-Star Game(s)
N/A
Playoffs/Postseason Competition (include playoff qualifiers, promotion/regulation, etc.)
2005:
League Champions (First Division): Hurricanes over Spartans (2-0, best of three series)
League Trophy Winners (Second Division): Panthers over Northstars (2-1, best of three series)
2004: League Champions - Spartans
2003: League Champions - Hurricanes
2002: League Champions - Spartans
2001: League Champions - Panthers
2000: League Champions - Spartans
1999: League Champions - Spartans
1998: League Champions - Panthers
1997: League Champions - The Dukes
*The first half of the 2005 Season has been completed and the top 4 teams and 5 lower placed teams have been divided into two new divisions.
*The top 4 teams will play in the 2005 Irish League Championship and the lower 5 teams will play for the inaugural '2005 Irish League Trophy'.
*Both sets will play the other teams in their respective divisions twice.
*The Top 2 teams competing in the 2005 League Championship division will play a 'Best of 3' series to determine the 2005 Irish League Champion.
*The Top 2 teams competing in the '2005 Irish Trophy' Competition will play in a knockout tournament over two weekends to determine the '2005 Trophy Champion'.
Where do players come from (local, from certain sub-national regions, other countries, etc.)
Mostly from all regions of Ireland. Some Latin sounding names as well, so non-Irish players must be allowed.
Players:
All Batters:
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...ll_batting.htm
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...gue_stats.html
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...ue_batting.htm
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...ting_2002.html
All Pitchers:
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...l_pitching.htm
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu....html#pitching
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...e_pitching.htm
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...hing_2002.html
Misc:
The Emerald Diamond: A movie about baseball in Ireland.