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2015 League Meeting.
Date:01/05/2015 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
2015 Summer Season NYCMBL Rules – The general rules and regulations used for NYCMBL 2014 Summer Season will be used for NYCMBL 2015 Summer Season, with a few modifications Rosters – Unlimited Cost $3,500 Payment Due Dates – In order to guarantee a spot for your team, please pay by the dates listed below. Teams are encouraged to pay league fees in advan...
NYCMBL announces new division
Date:12/02/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
2015 will be a year of expansion for the NYCMBL, as league officials recently announced the creation of the brand new Premier League, which will begin play in April. The Premier League will be a unique midweek alternative to the A and AA divisions already offered by the NYCMBL. With evening games at Taft High School from Monday to Friday, a MLB National League-style rulebook and a $4,000 cash pri...
NYCMBL hands out 2014 awards
Date:11/12/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
On Nov. 12, NYCMBL players and coaches were on hand to celebrate the best performances of the 2014 season at the annual “Metros” awards dinner held at the Public House in NYC. Cross Bronx Rockies’ rookie Bryan White took home his first ever Metro on Wednesday night, parlaying a .516, 10 HR, 40 RBI season into a unanimous selection as the AA MVP in the Bronx/Manhattan AA di...
2014 Fall Ball Champions
Date:11/02/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
Bulls SP Paul Baumann Jr. was outstanding in his effort pitching the CG 2-1 loss (taking a no-hitter into the 6th inning) and coming on for extended relief in game 2 to keep his team in the game after an early 5-2 deficit. Baumann on the day tossed about 11 innings giving up 3ER. Great job! On the Rockies side contributions came from various players but most notable has to be the CG 2-1 victory ...
2014 Award Night!
Date:10/26/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
Gentlemen, Its that time again, year end rewards for the 2014 season! Wednesday, Nov 12th 7pm - 11pm at Public House. http://www.publichousenyc.com/ $30 for 2 hours all you can drink, beer, well and wine. The open bar will run from 8-10pm. If you don't want to pay the $30, its a $10 cover just to walk in and buy drinks as you go. Food&nbs...
2014 ALL-STAR GAME!
Date:09/09/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
ALL-STAR GAME THIS SUNDAY! Time to put the debate over division superiority to rest as this year the winner of A will take on the winner of AA. As the great Mills Lane would say, LETS GET IT ON! SCHEDULE 9:00AM HR Derby Participants check-in 9:15AM HR Derby 11:00PM 'A' and 'AA' All-star game 2:00pm 'A' winner v.s 'AA' winner PRIZES Derby champion Baseball bat (SAM bat) Winning derby te...
Teams gear up for Final Four
Date:08/12/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
“AA” Division Bronx/Manhattan Championship: #2 Bronx Orioles (19-6) vs. #5 NY Beers (13-12) The first-year Orioles slugged their way to a two-seed this year and have shown no signs of slowing down in the playoffs. Standing in the Orioles’ way, however, is the NY Beers, the longest-tenured team in the NYCMBL. The Beers, who have been in the league since 2004, are enjoy...
FALL BALL 2014
Date:08/12/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
Fall Ball 2014 team registration is now open: http://nycmbl.com/view/nycmbl/registration-135. Fall ball meeting is coming up soon: Wednesday August 20th 9pm @ the madelyn 82 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012. We will be accepting deposits with full payment due on Friday August 23rd. ...
First round match ups set!
Date:07/27/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
Bronx Manhattan Division Nassau Yankees vs. (winner) All Out/Tigers The top-seeded Yankees will prove a tough draw for whichever team escapes the play-in game. All Out comes into the playoffs having dropped a game to the Tigers back in April, but the first-year squad has been playing much better as of late, scoring wins over the Beers, the Rainmakers and t...
NYCMBL Power Rankings
Date:06/03/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
*NYCMBL Power Rankings are based on each team’s winning percentage as it appeared on the league website as of 2 p.m. on June 4. 1. Bronx Titans (A Division) 2014 Record: 11-2 That the Bronx Titans are off to a strong start is of little surprise, given the talented squads they’ve fielded in the past. Right now, they are running through the Single-A division. With a couple of g...
Borough rivalries heat up
Date:05/08/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
After the first weekend of interleague play, neither division walked away with a clear advantage. With more crossover games on the docket this week, however, teams from the Brooklyn/Queens and Bronx/Manhattan divisions will be looking to grab a foothold in the burgeoning borough rivalry. This weekend features even more intriguing matchups, as some of the top teams from each conference are set to ...
Interleague play begins
Date:04/28/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
For the first time since the league’s divisional realignment, squads from competing boroughs will face off in regular season interleague games this weekend. Over the next two weeks, there will be 11 double headers and one nine-inning game pitting teams from the Bronx/Manhattan division against their counterparts in the Brooklyn/Queens conference. According to NYCMBL President Matt ...
Beers, Pirates off to hot start
Date:04/24/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
With the 2014 campaign officially underway, many teams are still looking to find their groove as the season heats up. For the NY Beers and Baisley Pirates however, strong starts have manifested themselves in early divisional leads and could be a sign of things to come for the AA division. With sweeps last weekend, both the Beers and Pirates currently lead their respective conferences with stellar...
NYCMBL set for Opening Day
Date:03/26/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The NYCMBL will officially kick off the 2014 Spring/Summer season this weekend, with a limited slate of games featuring some intriguing matchups. Let's take a brief glimpse at what's on the docket for Week 1. Saturday, March 29 Astoria Mets vs. Downtown Bulls - 8 a.m. @ Elmjack Field Two top Single-A squads will be going at it in the official league opener on Saturday, w...
NYCMBL Draft/Tryout coming March 16
Date:03/04/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
On March 16, the New York City Metro Baseball League will be holding its annual tryout and draft at 4 p.m. at Taft High School in the Bronx. Representatives from teams in the Metro League's A and AA divisions will be on hand to evaulate prospective players as they showcase their wares at the plate, in the field or on the mound. Those looking to catch on with a club for the upcoming seas...
NYCMBL announces Labor Day Tournament
Date:01/30/2014 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The road to the NABA World Series will run through the five boroughs this year, as the New York City Metro Baseball League will host its first-ever tournament, the 2014 New York City Labor Day Games, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. The tournament, which is open to all comers, will boast two age divisions (18+ and 30 +) and features a cash prize of either $1,000 or $1,500, depending on the number o...
NYCMBL hands out 2013 awards
Date:11/20/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
On Nov. 20, scores of Metro Leaguers filed in to the Madelyn Bar and Lounge to celebrate the 2013 season and find out which NYCMBL standouts would be honored for their contributions on and off the field. 19 awards were handed out on the evening, many of them going to first-time winners. In the Single-A division, Too Hot pulled off a near-sweep in the regular season awards department. Felix ...
Double-A All Star Teams Announced!
Date:09/03/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
Below are the selections for the 2013 'AA' All Star Game. The game will take place on September 8 at Elmjack Field. Brooklyn/Queens 1. Abel Jimenez (Baisley) - OF, EH, DH 2. Chris Varona (Baisley) - 1B, EH, DH 3. Tony Zagoras ( Baisley) - P 4. Kevin Scheitrum (Mud Hens) - C 5. Quinn Duffy (Mud Hens) - OF 6. Chris Leigel (Mud Hens) - P 7. Brian Billius (NY Pirates) - 3B 8. ...
Upstart Storm top DBacks for Metro Title
Date:08/24/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The NY Storm won their first-ever NYCMBL championship this weekend, claiming the Double-A crown with an 8-4 win over the Bronx DBacks on Aug. 25. John Lanahan came away with the win, throwing five innings of four run ball against the hot-hitting DBacks and doing his part at the plate, drilling a bases-loaded triple to extend the Storm lead to 6-0 in the top of the fourth inning. Despite logging ...
NYCMBL All-Star Game Announced!
Date:08/19/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The 2013 NYCMBL All-Star Game will be held on Sept. 8 at the Elmjack Baseball Complex in Jackson Heights, Queens. The Single-A and Double-A games will run concurrently on adjacent fields, with the Brooklyn/Queens Division taking on The Bronx/Manahttan Division on the Double-A side. The Single-A All-Star game will break up the player pool according to how each team finished the regular season. Tea...
Dodgers, Yankees to lock horns for title
Date:08/17/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The Elmjack Dodgers and Nassau Yankees have earned the right to square off for the Single-A title next weekend, as the Dodgers swept the Bronx Titans and the Yankees held off a hard charge from the LES Knights to nail down to their first-ever championship round appearance. After a shaky first inning on Aug. 17, the Dodgers rallied back against Titans’ starter Lenny Nieves to win ...
'AA' Championship Series Set
Date:08/16/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The NY Storm and Bronx D-Backs are both headed to the NYCMBL "AA" championship series after earning series sweeps on Aug. 17. The top-seeded Bronx D-Backs have run through the Bronx/Manhattan division in the postseason, winning all six playoff games to this point. On Saturday, D-Backs' ace Victor Padilla and Game 2 starter Enmanuel Baldera managed to stymie the bats of the New...
Single-A Playoff Primer
Date:08/07/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
Elmjack Dodgers (1) vs. Queens Mets (8) The Queens Mets certainly have their work cut out for them in this first-round matchup against the top-seeded Dodgers. The two teams met in an early-season double-header that saw the Dodgers outscore the Amazins 15-0 over the course of the afternoon. The Dodgers, led by defending Cy Young Danny O’Brien’s .22 ERA, have absolutely shut down oppos...
Storm, A's, BQE, buck seeding trends
Date:08/03/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The 8th-seeded New York Storm turned the tables on the Brooklyn/Queens division’s top seed on Sunday, beating the Baisley Pirates 3-1 to take the first-round series 2-1. The Storm had an inauspicious postseason start, losing a six-run lead in the sixth inning of the series opener, but battled back to win the next two contests to take the best-of-three series. The Storm offense backed ace Mi...
NYCMBL mourns passing of Frank Almonte
Date:07/29/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The NYCMBL family lost a longtime member on July 29 when Metro League veteran Frank Almonte succumbed to injuries after being struck by a car in Spain. Almonte served in the US Navy and was stationed in the town of Rota at the time of his death. He was just 24 years old. Almonte played for several teams during his time in the league, including the Queens Red Sox, Forest Hills Marlins, Tri-B...
NYCMBL Week 8 Recap
Date:06/04/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
Two of the top teams in the Brooklyn/Queens division squared off on June 1, as the Rainmakers and Pirates split a double-header that did little to shake up the standings. In Game 1, the Rainmakers overcame an early three-run deficit to beat the Pirates 6-3, thanks to some hot hitting from catcher Sergio Bruno who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs on the afternoon. Trevor Brucato, who got the start ...
NYCMBL Heat Check
Date:05/15/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
10. NY Braves (5-5) The defending NYCMBL champs struggled early, dropping their first three games, but have since righted the ship and clawed their way back into the conversation with some big wins against teams like the BQE and division-leading Baisely Pirates. Scott Barrios, who has been tabbed as the de facto ace this year, has done a workman-like job on the mound, posting a 3-1 record ...
Metro League to host 4th of July tournament
Date:05/07/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The NYCMBL is excited to announce that the first ever NYCMBL 4th of July Tournament will take place this summer, from July 5-7. The tournament, which is open only to registered NYCMBL players, will take place at Randall’s Island, Taft HS and Roberto Clemente State Park, with the semifinal and championship rounds to be held on July 7 at Clemente. Teams will be competing for a cash payou...
NYCMBL Week 5 Recap
Date:04/30/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The Beers and Express split a Saturday double-header at Old Boys High School on April 27, with each team winning one game in lopsided fashion. The Express took game one 9-0 on the strength of a dazzling performance by starter Jonathan Bonhomme, who scattered 5 hits and struck out 11 in 7 innings of shutout baseball. His counterpart, knuckleballer Matt Regan, was effective, but struggled with walks...
NYCMBL Week 3 Recap
Date:04/17/2013 Source:New York City Metro Baseball League v1
The Nassau Yankees (AA) got back on track after an opening day loss to the NY Tigers, sweeping the Cubs in an April 16 double header at Randall’s Island, beating the Central Park Cubs 19-0 in game one before staging a late-game rally to steal game two 7-6. The Yankees scored six runs in the bottom of the 6th inning, taking advantage of a number of walks before Jason Friedman’s...
