2008 Season

2008 Bull League Season June to September 2008
Number of games	80
Number of teams	16
Draft
Regular season
Season MVP	AEL: Zenjiro Suga (NEV) LL: Narushi Ohata (OHI)
Season SKA	AEL: Iron Arm (CAL) LL: Ricky Terrazas (MTL)
League postseason
AEL Champions	Nevada Speeders
Runner-up	Chicago Pit Bulls
LL Champions	New York Minutemen
Runner-up	Montreal Metros
Bull Cup Champions
Champions	New York Minutemen
Bull Cup MVP
Seasons
← 2007	2009 →

The 2008 Season of the Bull League was the 13^th season to be played since the beginning of the "Modern Era", when the 80-game schedule was introduced and the league expanded to 16 teams.

A total of 80 games were played by each of the 16 teams. The season was simulated in July 2016.

The Bull Cup Championship Series was won by the New York Minutemen, who defeated the Chicago Pit Bulls in a three game series sweep, 3-0.

Final Standings

The final standings in the Bull League are shown below:

American Eagle League AEL East W L Pct GB Chicago Pit Bulls 54 26 .675 - Nevada Speeders 52 28 .650 2 Denver Highlanders 34 46 .425 20 Calgary Chinooks 28 52 .350 26	Lake League LL East W L Pct GB Montreal Metros 53 27 .662 - Chicoutimi Cinquantes 41 39 .512 12 Kingston Battlements 30 50 .375 23 Boston Brawlers 27 53 .338 26
AEL West W L Pct GB Richmond Ravens 41 39 .512 - California Tidals 40 40 .500 1 San Diego Seagulls 38 42 .475 3 Seattle Salts 33 47 .412 8	LL West W L Pct GB Ohio Oxen 48 32 .600 - New York Minutemen 46 34 .575 2 Toronto Ducks 42 38 .525 6 Hamilton Industrials 33 47 .412 15

Postseason

	Elimination Round					League Championship Series (AELCS), (LLCS)					Bull Cup Championship Series
	1	Chicago Pit Bulls	3
	4	California Tidals	1
						1	Chicago Pit Bulls	1
	American Eagle League
						3	Nevada Speeders	3
	2	Richmond Ravens	1
	3	Nevada Speeders	3
											AEL	Nevada Speeders	0
											LL	New York Minutemen	3
	1	Montreal Metros	3
	4	Toronto Ducks	0
						1	Montreal Metros	0
	Lake League
						3	New York Minutemen	3
	2	Ohio Oxen	2
	3	New York Minutemen	3

League Leaders

American Eagle League

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Zenjiro Suga (1B, NEV) .396 HR Carl Simms (RF, SAN) 30 RBI Zenjiro Suga (1B, NEV) 93 R Bill Ross (C, NEV) 73 H Zenjiro Suga (1B, NEV) 122

Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Joey Morris (CHI) Connor Pearce (CHI) 10 L Kyle Cahill (CGY) 12 ERA Iron Arm (CAL) 2.75 K Lien-ying Li (CAL) 100 IP Iron Arm (CAL) 127.2 SV Donovan Ball (NEV) 23

Lake League

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Guido Groeneveld (C, CTM) .392 HR Narushi Ohata (LF, OHI) 33 RBI Narushi Ohata (LF, OHI) 86 R Francisco Erazo (MTL) 73 H Narushi Ohata (LF, OHI) 120

Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Niek Rodriguez (OHI) 11 L Dave Judkins (BOS) 10 ERA Ricky Terrazas (MTL) 1.78 K Niek Rodriguez (OHI) 174 IP Niek Rodriguez (OHI) 131.0 SV Ju-ho Kim (KIN) Steve Tyler (NEW) 19

Notable Events

• Miguel Tafoya hit for the cycle for the Toronto Ducks on June 10, 2008, against the Kingston Battlements, only the second Toronto player to do so.
• Dan Lerwick held a 21-game hitting streak which ended on July 3, 2008, while playing for the Hamilton Industrials.
• Three pitchers broke the 1,000 strikeouts benchmark: Iron Arm, Ricky Terrazas and Wally Kirby.